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Buffalo Man Charged with Unauthorized Possession of Stolen Postal Key

Kaevon Raymere Leonard faces pending federal charges after investigators recovered a stolen U.S. Postal Service arrow key at his residence.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:29 a.m. ET
In a matter that remains pending and undecided before the court, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced on August 13, 2026, that 33-year-old Kaevon Raymere Leonard of Buffalo, New York, has been arrested and by complaint with unauthorized possession of a U.S. Postal Service key. According to official court records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York, the charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Leonard made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer and was released on home detention pending future court proceedings. The complaint represents an initial accusation, the case has not reached a final verdict, and Leonard is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. According to the complaint, a USPS letter carrier was robbed of an arrow key at gunpoint in July 2024 while working a delivery route in Buffalo. The key accesses several hundred USPS blue collection boxes in Buffalo and surrounding areas. Following the robbery, authorities received complaints regarding stolen, altered, and cashed checks mailed from metro-area collection boxes. Investigators identified social media posts showing arrow keys, including a July 2024 Facebook picture showing Leonard holding a key on a USPS-issued chain with the caption, "Willing to die behind this metal it’s a trophy takes alot to understand me if you know me #vizagangceo." A second image posted on August 22, 2025, showed an arrow key attached to his belt loop. On September 23, 2025, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Leonard’s North Park Avenue residence. During a search of Leonard's person, investigators recovered a USPS arrow key carrying the same serial number as the key stolen in July 2024, along with evidence of recruiting check cashers on social media and possessing stolen mail and checks. The unresolved case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz M. Wright following an investigation led by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service under Acting Inspector-in-Charge Justin Page of the Boston Division.

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