READER REPORTS: Yard intruder; mailbox sighting

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YARD INTRUDER: Via email:

This evening my mom went to take out the trash and found a strange man smoking a vape pen on the steps in our backyard (we have an unlocked gate from the driveway). He left when she caught him, and it didn’t look like anything was taken or damaged, but it definitely freaked us out. I just want to let folks in the area to know to lock their doors and be careful. We live on Erskine between Edmunds and Dawson.

MAILBOX SIGHTING: We got this tip via phone call – a multi-household mailbox, maybe 20 slots or so, was spotted dumped near Kelsey and Cambridge. It was reported to police, too.

Federaloffense January 23, 2026 (10:22 am)

Thanks for being alert and took the time to write into the blog. Given mail theft is a federal offense… please alert the post office and maybe they can get some fingerprints off of it as well? I think if you look online and use the search words mail theft that you will find who to report to specifically. Also, it would be a good idea to go into the post office in person and talk to the manager there and get some input. . Thank you for being a responsible person.. please let USPS know.

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