Woman arrested following alleged mail theft, drug possession


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SOUTH JORDAN — A woman is under arrest following a citizen report of mail theft, police say.

At 11:15 p.m. Thursday, South Jordan Police responded to a citizen report of a silver Chevrolet passenger van traveling on the wrong side of the street, stopping at mailboxes and pulling items from them. The witnesses notified officers and maintained a safe distance from the vehicle while continuing to update its location, according to South Jordan Police.

Upon arrival, officers encountered a woman walking away from the van. As they spoke with woman, she dropped a methamphetamine pipe and admitted to being involved in mail theft, police say.

The van the woman was driving was found to contain hundreds of pieces of mail belonging to 127 victims, from Eagle Mountain to Salt Lake City. The woman also possessed a number of credit cards that did not bear her name. South Jordan investigators are contacting the cardholders to determine if the property was stolen.

Jennifer Cutsforth, 44, of Draper, was arrested and transported to the Salt Lake County Adult Detention Center for investigation of mail theft and possession of drug paraphernalia.

South Jordan Police praised the witnesses in the case for their handling of the situation.

“The witnesses in this case did exactly what they were supposed to do: They observed something out of the ordinary and quickly notified law enforcement,” said officer Samuel Winkler of the South Jordan Police. “They also maintained visual observation of the suspect from a safe distance to assist law enforcement in taking this suspect into custody. This cooperation between citizens and police is what made it possible to arrest this suspect who potentially could have committed an identity theft crime against these 127 victims.”

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