Houston Couple Arrested in Sugar Land for Mail Theft

Mail theft is a rising criminal trend nationally, and Sugar Land hasn’t been immune. The Sugar Land Police Department works closely with the Postal Inspectors Office and local agencies to catch mail theft criminals.

On Saturday, July 27, 2024, around 10 p.m., Sugar Land Police officers spotted a car driving with a stolen license plate near University Blvd. in the Telfair subdivision. The driver and a passenger were detained while officers investigated the stolen license plate, and a large amount of mail was found in the back seat. The officers learned the mail had been stolen from people outside of Sugar Land and arrested Jae Barnett and Hodari King, both from Houston, Texas, for mail theft.