Postal carrier arrested after investigation into stolen mail

CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Nov. 11, 2024, at about 12:08 p.m., the Laramie County Sheriff’s office responded to a report of mail fraud.

The investigation led Cpl. Larry Moniz to the Menards store in Cheyenne. Menards provided photos and video of a suspect using stolen rebate checks. In the surveillance footage, Moniz observed the suspect returning to a white rural mail carrier van.

Moniz took the images to a local United States Postal Service facility to identify the suspect, where postal personnel identified the individual as mail carrier Louis Hall, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

Hall was arrested on Nov. 30. During the search of his residence, officers discovered boxes of mail that had been post dated several years ago, along with items illegally purchased, the release said.

Deputies are continuing to collaborate with postal inspectors from the Denver Field Office in an ongoing joint investigation.

This story was published on January 11, 2025.