Bedford County authorities arrest four in connection with thefts from mailboxes

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – Bedford County authorities have arrested four people who they believe are connected to recent thefts from mailboxes.

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that it arrested the following four people:

• Rebecca Bailey is charged with forgery and uttering, larceny of credit cards and obtain money by false pretense
• Angela Tuck is charged with forgery and uttering
• Marvin Layne is charged with grand larceny
• Eugene Little is charged with forgery and uttering

Forgery involves making false writing which, if true, would be of some legal effect. Uttering is the assertion by word or action that a writing known by the presenter to be forged is actually valid, according to the law office of Shawn Cline.

These arrests are the result of an investigation into the recent thefts from mailboxes in the Huddleston and Bodycamp areas, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

As the investigation continues, the Sheriff’s Office said more charges could be filed.

Anyone with information on the mailbox thefts is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 540-586-7827.