Mail Carrier Stole Thousands of Discount Coupons, Say N.Y. Police

WESTBURY, N.Y. (CBS/AP) A mail carrier on New York's Long Island is accused of filching thousands of discount coupons intended for residents' mailboxes.

Police say 38-year-old Thomas Tang of Baldwin stole more than 7,000 J.C. Penney Co. discount coupons he was supposed to deliver to the store's customers, and then sold the coupons on eBay.

Tang was charged with grand larceny. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday and was ordered held on $5,000 cash bail.

The alleged theft occurred between October 2009 and this January.