Investigators say mail was stolen from Oahu post offices twice in the past week.

P.O. boxes were broken into at the Waianae and Nanakuli post offices, and Honolulu police and federal authorities are looking into the cases.

People pay to have a P.O. box, and many of them get one to help keep their mail secure, so what measures are in place to keep your mail safe?

Allen Moore has a P.O. mailbox, and a message for the thieves breaking into the post office: “I hope they get caught, because it’s a federal offense.”

He’s right. The U.S. Postal Service says the punishment for the federal offense is up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Read More