Juvenile charged following mail theft in Logan County

LEWISBURG, Ky. – A juvenile is facing multiple charges after police say an Amazon package was stolen in Logan County.

The Logan County Sheriff’s Office says on Monday, they responded for a complaint about two juvenile males going through mail boxes at Lewisburg Senior Homes.

At this time, police say a woman said a juvenile male was caught on camera taking an Amazon package off of her daughter’s front porch shortly after delivery.

Police say they obtained the video and located the juvenile shown in the footage after the juvenile fled on foot in the 300 block of Fourth St.

Later, police say they spoke to the 14-year-old and his stepmother, when the juvenile showed police where the package was. Police say they learned the contents had been discarded into a creek.

The juvenile is charged with theft of mail matter, attempted theft of mail matter, third-degree criminal mischief, third-degree criminal trespassing and criminal littering.