Two Franklin Co. teens accused of mail theft | Crime

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IL (KFVS)  Two Franklin County teens are accused of mail theft.

Ashley Tottlebein, 17 of Zeigler, and Laney Lambert, 17 of West Frankfort, were charged with felony theft after being caught with numerous items of missing mail in their vehicle.

Franklin County Sheriff Don Jones says a resident tipped police off about the mail thefts.

On Saturday, January 6, Jones says officers spotted and pulled over a car that matched the description in the theft. They say the girls were found with numerous items of mail in the car.

Both girls were taken to the  Franklin County Jail and bond set at $750. Jones says Tottlebein has since bonded out.

According to Sheriff Jones, the thefts occurred  in Franklin and Williamson County. He says some of the mail has been recovered.

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