Detroit Man Charged with 16 Counts of Mail Theft in Fraser, ...

An active investigation between the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Fraser Police Department, and the Warren Police Department has led to the arrest of a Detroit man for Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing a Police Officer and 16 counts of Mail Theft. The man, identified as 28-year-old Davin Lawrence of Detroit, was apprehended in the early morning hours of September 2, 2024, after opening a blue collection box at the Fraser Post Office.

After Lawrence opened the collection box, law enforcement attempted to take him into custody, but he fled on foot. The Postal Inspection Service assisted by the Roseville Police Department's tactical drone and the Eastpointe Police Department's K9, was able to locate Lawrence who was hiding on top of a stack of USPS shipping pallets in a dark loading dock. Because of the K9 and the drone's capabilities, officers were able to apprehend Lawrence safely and in short order. Lawrence was arraigned on these charges, and bond was set at $10,000. Lawrence faces up to 3 additional years for charges related to assault and mail theft. A Probable Cause Hearing is scheduled for September 11, 2024.

"Financial fraud, particularly ones that stem from mail theft, are often improperly labeled as a 'victimless crime,' but the reality is that once a mail thief gains access to victims' personal information, the results can be devastating, both financially and emotionally," Rodney Hopkins, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Inspector in Charge, Detroit Division. "The Postal Inspection Service is committed to securing the nation's mail system from thieves and would-be fraudsters. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to seek the utmost prosecutorial outcome available."

If you have additional information about mail thefts in the Fraser, MI, area or believe you have been a victim of mail theft, please notify the Postal Inspection Service. You can make a report via telephone at 877-876-2455 or online at www.uspis.gov. Your report will be analyzed and, in conjunction with other reports, may assist law enforcement in their investigation by identifying larger related trends in mail theft and fraud.

This investigation is ongoing.