Dakota County Jail Booking Photo
Published: October 26th 2026.
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN - A 34-year-old woman is facing a felony mail theft charge after allegedly taking mail from mailboxes and throwing some of it into a sewer drain in Inver Grove Heights on Friday, October 23, 2026.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County, Brandi Breanna Standley was identified by police following a reported mail theft around 8 a.m. in the 6000 block of Concord Boulevard.
The complaint states that a witness observed Standley opening mailboxes along the roadway and taking mail from at least one mailbox. When the witness confronted her, Standley allegedly threw some of the mail into a nearby sewer drain.
A second witness also reported seeing Standley throw mail into the drain. Responding officers later recovered a piece of mail belonging to a business on the same street from the drain, according to the complaint.
When officers located Standley, they discovered she had an outstanding felony warrant out of Washington County for mail theft in a separate case.
Police arrested Standley and allegedly discovered mail belonging to a nearby business and a credit card belonging to another person in her possession.
According to the complaint, Standley told officers she had found the items on the ground.
Standley is charged with one felony count of mail theft involving possession of illegally obtained mail under Minnesota Statute 609.529, subdivision 2(6).
The charge carries a maximum potential sentence of three years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.
The allegations have not been proven in court, and Standley is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.