Anchorage Police say someone has been stealing checks out of mailboxes on the Anchorage Hillside. Police say the thefts started in either late April or early May, but the most recent one occurred June 20.
Laura Smith says someone took two checks out of her mailbox and altered what was written on them.
"Pretty skillfully I might add," Smith said.
One check, written for $100, was altered and cashed for $1000. A second check was written for another $1000.
Smith says she didn't realize what had happened until her bank called to tell her she'd overdrafted from her account.
"You live out here, away from the big city, you think you're okay," Smith said, "I guess you're not. I guess the Hillside has been getting hit pretty heavy."
Smith said she had to close her bank account and her credit cards.
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