At 8:50am Tuesday, the Cobleskill Police Department arrested of Brittany L. Bailey, 24, of Fultonville after a brief investigation with the US Postal Inspection Service.
On Tuesday, September 11, the CPD received a report from the US Postal Inspection Service of an incident that had occurred at the Cobleskill Post Office on Friday, September 7.
It was reported that a female suspect who was not a USPS employee had entered the Post Office during normal business hours wearing a US Postal Service uniform, and while doing so acted in a manner to lead the Post Office employees to believe that she was also an employee.
This female suspect was then able to gain access to the secure area of the Post Office, and while the clerk was distracted, the female suspect was able to steal $400 from the cash register, police said
The theft of the money was not discovered until later in the day after the female suspect had left.
During the resulting investigation, the female suspect was identified as Brittany L. Bailey, and several US Postal Service uniforms were recovered from her possession.
Ms. Bailey was charged with petit larceny and second-degree criminal impersonation, both of which are class A misdemeanors.
Ms. Bailey was issued an appearance ticket and is to appear in the Town of Cobleskill Court on October 16 at 5pm.