LOS ANGELES - (INT) – An Adelanto father and son have been indicted in a string of thefts from moving mail trucks and the robbery of a United States Postal Service facility in Victorville.

A federal grand jury returned the 2-count indictment against Kory Kreshon Parker Sr., 46, and Kory Kreshon Parker Jr., age 23.

Each of the charges carries a five-year statutory maximum sentence.

The pair are suspects in a series of postal truck robberies across Southern California that has caused more than $400,000 in losses.

The thefts occurred over the past 18 months while occurred while the trucks were moving or otherwise in transit. During those robberies, the thieves jumped on the back of a postal truck and opened the rear door to steal the truck’s contents, specifically registered mail that included cash, checks and money orders.

The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, with the assistance of the Rialto Police Department.

Story Date: March 29, 2017