Woman suspected of going through Wyandotte mail boxes, taking packages off porches arraigned – Southgate News Herald

A woman who police said is responsible for going into mailboxes and swiping packages off residents' porches has been identified and arraigned.

Michelle Lee Marquez, 34, was arraigned Dec. 23 in 27th District Court and charged with seven counts of mail fraud.

Wyandotte Deputy Police Chief Archie Hamilton said her identification shows a Texas address, but that she has local ties.

We believe she was residing somewhere in Wyandotte, Hamilton said.

If convicted on all charges, she could face up to seven years in prison.

According to police, at about 2 a.m. Dec. 20, a sleeping resident in the 2000 of 23rd Street in Wyandotte was alerted by his Ring Doorbell system that someone was on his front porch.

Police said the man got up and discovered a woman on his property rifling through his mailbox.

He immediately contacted police and within minutes, officers located Marquez prowling the streets.

According to a report, police found she was in possession of several pieces of stolen mail along with numerous stolen credit cards.

In addition to that, police said, Marquez was in possession of tools commonly used for committing burglaries.

Police believe Marquez also is responsible for the highly publicized custom memory blanket that was found ripped from its packaging.

The blanket was a Christmas gift a Wyandotte resident ordered for her friend.

While other items found had names and/or addresses associated with it, police had no way of locating the blanket's owner.

After posting a picture of the blanket on its Facebook page, police found the owner and was able to return the blanket right in time for Christmas.

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