Particle.news
Download on the App Store

San Jose Traffic Stop Uncovers Stolen Mail, Counterfeit IDs, Two Arrested

Police say the stop was part of a probe into a string of mail thefts in South San Jose.

Overview

  • Officers stopped the vehicle Thursday night and saw multiple identification cards and a meth pipe in plain view that did not belong to the occupants.
  • A search yielded stacks of stolen mail along with fraudulent U.S. passports, Social Security cards and California driver’s licenses.
  • Police seized equipment used to manufacture fake identification documents as well as burglary tools.
  • Two men were booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on charges including forgery, falsifying checks and possessing forged items.
  • SJPD shared photos Friday of the seized counterfeit documents, and the investigation remains active.