PANAMA CITY — Someone is stealing rent checks from apartment dropboxes in Panama City, according to a police incident report.
Police responded Nov. 8 to Pelican Bay Apartments at 924 Florida Ave., where the apartment manager reported several monthly rent checks apparently had been taken. Residents’ checks had cleared with their banks, but not with the apartment. Some tenants’ payments were missing.
The apartment manager, according to the report, told police she found a sticky substance on the back of several checks left in the dropbox. Investigators believe someone could have used a device with an adhesive to retrieve the checks.
The Pelican Bay office had no security camera or working alarm system when the report was taken. Thursday, Pelican Bay apartments notified its residents of the thefts. The apartment manager said several other apartments in Panama City reported similar thefts at a recent county housing meeting.
An investigation is underway, and anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Panama City Police Department at 872-3100 or Crimestoppers at 785-TIPS (8477).