HAWTHORNE, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey postal carrier is accused of stealing mail she was supposed to deliver to residents and then using it to steal their identities.

Deane Decosta, 30, was arrested while on her route in Hawthorne and is facing a 15-counts indictment.

Authorities say Decosta was stealing mail that should have been delivered to several houses on her route and then committing further acts of identity theft with several other residences in Hawthorne.

Decosta, of North Brunswick, was employed by the Hawthorne Branch United States Post Office. More at WABC TV