Mail Theft Potter Valley (picture courtesy of Mendocino Sheriff)
A woman has been arrested and authorities are searching for a man in a massive mail theft case in Potter Valley. Mendocino Sheriff Deputies responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle on September 25th in the area of West Road and Spring Valley Road. Officers found a parked car matching the description, with a woman in the passenger seat. A search of the car turned up a massive amount of mail and numerous Identification Documents, along with numerous blank checks, a laptop computer and a portable color printer. The woman, 43-year-old Sharon Smith of Potter Valley, was arrested while deputies are still looking for her alleged accomplice, 46-year-old Charles Maxfield of Willits.