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HOLLADAY — A man with a history of forgery and theft convictions is now accused of stealing mail from over 100 people in Salt Lake and Davis counties.
Brian Andrew Keith, 41, of Holladay, was charged Tuesday with six counts of forgery and mail theft, second-degree felonies; plus drug possession and possession of a controlled substance, class A misdemeanors.
In May, a search warrant was served on Keith's residence near 1800 East and 5000 South.
"During the search, officers found numerous pieces of stolen mail and other documents," according to charging documents.
Because of the large volume of stolen mail that was found, a representative from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service was called to assist, the charges state.
After reviewing the documents, a Postal Service inspector identified "170 different victims including individuals and businesses. These included 29 checks, three credit cards and 174 identification documents," the charges state.
Unified police say the mail was stolen from all around Salt Lake and Davis counties.
According to court records, Keith was convicted of two counts of identity fraud in Davis County in November in separate cases and sentenced to a term of one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison. He was also convicted of forgery in June.
Unified police say the case highlights why residents should try to keep eyes on their mail and packages year-round and not just during the Christmas season. Police advise residents to not leave their mail sitting in their mailboxes for long periods of time, get a neighbor to pick up mail or packages left on the porch if a resident will be out of town, or have mail delivered to a post office box.
