Kyle Police Arrest Two in Connection to Mailbox Thefts

KYLE, TEXAS – The Kyle Police Department made two arrests following multiple reports of theft of mail and vandalized mailboxes.  

Daniel Avila, 38, and Stevie Bookout, 28, both of San Antonio, were identified as suspects in the investigation and were arrested and charged on several counts.  

Avila is facing 32 different charges, including failure to id fugitive, second degree felony of mail theft, possession of controlled substance, possession of dangerous drug, multiple credit card abuses, fraud possession/use of identifying information, forgery of financial instrument and criminal mischief. 

Bookout faces 16 including, second degree felony of mail theft, possession of dangerous drug, multiple credit card abuses, fraud possession/use of identifying information, forgery of financial instrument and criminal mischief. 

Kyle Police detectives were able to successfully recover and return a large portion of the mail that was stolen. 

This is an ongoing investigation, and the Kyle Police Department is not available for interview at this time.  

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The City of Kyle is located in the heart of the I-35 Innovation Corridor, just 26 miles south of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport & 50 miles north of San Antonio International Airport. Kyle is the second largest city in Hays County and is poised to become the largest — with a population that grew from 5,000 citizens in 2000 to just over 52,300 in 2020. We are the designated Pie Capital of Texas and home of the annual Pie in the Sky Hot Air Balloon Festival. For more information, go to CityofKyle.com. 

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