GARRETT – Garrett Police Department recently reported mailbox vandalism in the city.
Police said they have received reports of mailboxes being damaged and destroyed within the city.
“We are asking for the public’s assistance in helping identify those responsible,” a social media post requested. “If you witness someone intentionally damaging a mailbox, crashing into a mailbox and leaving the scene, or have any information regarding these incidents, please contact Ellis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch immediately at (972) 937-6060.”
Dispatch will then contact a Garrett Police Officer or send an officer to the location to take a report.
Damaging or destroying a mailbox is a criminal offense and may also involve federal violations when U.S. mailboxes are targeted.
Garrett Police Department is not staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and officers are not always available to answer the police department phone.