Rachelle Wilson: Frankston Ambassador mail thief’s pink bike blue
A colourful thief who nicked mail from her notorious neighbours gave herself up by riding her bright BMX with no helmet on.
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A Frankston mail thief was nabbed with dozens of her neighbours’ letters after she was stopped riding a bright pink BMX bike without a helmet.
Rachelle Marie Wilson was pulled over by a police at a red light and found to have more than 50 sealed envelopes that had been taken from various units of the Ambassador complex.
The 37-year-old pleaded guilty to theft-related charges at the online Frankston Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
The court heard on April 2 this year a police patrol pulled up at the Nepean Highway and Fletcher Rd intersection in Frankston — just metres from the cop shop and courthouse.
Officers noticed a woman riding a pink Mongoose BMX bike who wasn’t wearing a helmet.
So they took her to one side to warn her of the dangers of riding a cycle without head protection.
While chatting to her they noticed several envelopes sticking out of her purse, none of which had her name on.
A search of her bag revealed another 54 sealed envelopes with bank, superannuation, or government department stamps on them.
None of those were in Wilson’s name either.
But they were all from the same Ambassador complex where she was staying, they just belonged to her neighbours.
She told police that she was in a rush on her way to visit her aunty and had picked up all the mail from the block’s letterboxes.
She said she “swept them all up” and would sort them out later to “see what was in my name”.
She was on bail at the time and remanded in custody.
Her lawyer said Wilson has an acquired brain injury and mental health concerns, and was a suitable candidate for the Assessment and Referral Court program which deals with criminals that have a cognitive impairment.
Magistrate Dr Michael King said given her issues it did seem ARC was the best way to deal with her.
“If you (Wilson) are accepted onto that program, that will help you break the cycle of offending you have been involved with for a while,” Dr King said.
Wilson was bailed to appear at the ARC court on April 21.
