Mailbox Vandals Tear Through Hamlets

Residents of The Hamlets woke up Sunday to find 22 mailboxes had been vandalized. In two other unrelated incidents, other mailboxes were damaged when apparently struck by cars.

In total 29 residents were impacted over three days, with more than $1,000 in damage.

Officers responded Sunday morning to Amanda Circle, where a resident noticed damage to his mailbox while walking his dog. It appeared that someone had used a bat to dent the mailbox.

After driving through the community, officers say it appears the vandals started on Hamlet Circle and continued on to Amanda Circle and Tanglewood Circle.

Cars vs. Mailboxes

On Friday night, residents of Fox Chase Drive contacted police after hearing a loud crash around 10 p.m. A resident came outside to find that her mailbox post, shared between three mailboxes, had been uprooted, dragged 75 feet and left in the middle of the roadway. After searching the area, officers found what they believe to be a small piece of the plastic bumper.

A few hours later, a resident of Winding Rock Road called police to report a similar incident. She'd heard a loud crash and first assumed it was a car accident before finding that her mailbox post, shared with four other residents, had been uprooted in an apparent hit and run. Again, officers said they found what appears to be a piece of the bumper.