HUGE MAIL THEFT DISCOVERY vs

THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS 1 OF THEIR DEPUTIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECOVERING ABOUT 70 POUNDS OF SUSPECTED STOLEN MAIL. DEPUTY KHALIL ENCOUNTERED 2 PEOPLE IN A GRAY 2002 SUZUKI LATE FRIDAY NIGHT, PARKED IN THE 11 HUNDRED BLOCK OF EUREKA CANYON ROAD IN CORRALITOS. HE NOTED THAT THE CAR'S LICENSE PLATE HAD BEEN ALTERED WITH A BLUE MARKER, AND HE SMELLED MARIJUANA AS HE APPROACHED. THE CAR'S OCCUPANTS LINSEY CROSS AND GARYL PEOPLES WERE DETAINED AS A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED. THE MAIL DISCOVERED INSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS FROM 19 CITIES, AND INCLUDED OUTGOING MAIL NOT YET POSTMARKED. ALSO FOUND WERE PRY TOOLS, PLIERS, GLOVES, MAPS, AND 2-WAY RADIOS. POSTAL INSPECTORS ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH SHERIFF'S DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING THIS CASE.