NEW YORK - A pair of green mailboxes, a notorious break-in target in Astoria, used to sit on 23rd Avenue. "I'm crossing the street, and all of a sudden, I see the boxes moved, and I just kind of ...

We previously looked into the green relay mailboxes in a Cities 101 article. They’re temporary holding spots for letter carriers whose carts or bags can’t hold everything on their route. A commenter ...

Gone are the days of lock-picking skills because a new wave of crime, dubbed ‘relay crime’, means a car can be stolen almost hands-free. CCTV footage of one of the first relay crimes was captured by ...

The high-tech method of crime involves picking up the signal from the actual keys, using ‘relay boxes’ to detect it inside the home. Drivers have been warned about it as this type of crime becomes ...