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Letter carrier charged after stealing over 100 checks worth $40,000

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A former mail carrier is facing charges after prosecutors say he stole more than 100 checks from people and businesses along his mail route in Elmhurst.

Prosecutors claim 22-year-old Keevon Dockery drove his mail truck to a wooded area and left three boxes of mail in the woods, then came back to steal several letters. 

Investigators believe Dockery stole more than 100 checks in total - worth around $40,000.

He's now held on a $100,000 bond, facing six counts of identity theft.

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