January 6, 2024 - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office officials report that on January 4, 2024, after an extensive investigation starting in October of 2023, EDSO Detectives conducted a probation search in Olivehurst, CA. The residence was related to Amanda Medrano, 43 years old, who was suspected in mail theft from the Post Office in Strawberry. Medrano was caught on camera on two separate occasions breaking into mailboxes and stealing mail.

Medrano was located and arrested on charges related to the known crimes, as well as fresh charges related to identity theft and violating her probation. During the probation search, Detectives located hundreds of pieces of mail, identify documents, and information belonging to no fewer than twenty people, from multiple communities in El Dorado County.

Within the next few weeks Detectives will be working to identify and contact potential victims of mail theft and identity fraud.  If you have information relating to this case, please contact Detective Eden Onstott, (530) 573-3022, and reference case number 24-75.

Source & photo: El Dorado County Sheriff's Office