Investigators from two federal agencies will join the investigation of a Visalia man arrested last week on suspicion of check fraud and mail theft.
Visalia police said investigators from the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Secret Service have been contacted and will look into Shannon Sorrells, who is already in custody. He was booked into the Tulare County Main Jail on suspicion of check fraud, identity theft, commercial burglary, forgery, possessing stolen property, possessing an illegal controlled substance and counterfeited currency.
The investigators from the federal agencies will look into the mail and mailbox thefts and currency counterfeiting.
Sorrells, 35, was taken into custody Tuesday. Officers from Visalia police's Property Crimes Unit arrested him at the Tulare County Courthouse on suspicion of check fraud.
Information developed during the follow-up investigation which resulted in a search warrant being obtained, served at a home and storage unit in the 400 block of West Paradise Avenue, off South Court Street.
While serving the warrant, Visalia police detectives found forged checks, counterfeit currency material, a stolen trailer and suspected heroin.
In continuing the search, officers also located several damaged community mailboxes reported stolen in Visalia starting in May. Police said detectives also found reported stolen mail from the home, storage unit and vehicle.
All the items were seized as evidence.
In a statement, Visalia police lists R&N Market, Sand Joaquin Pest Control and Lee's Mini-Mart as victims. The statement didn't specify how much mail belong to each of the business or if the theft included residents.
Additional charges may be filed against Sorrells after the investigators from the federal agencies are finished with their investigations.