Published: February 10, 2010 07:23 pm      

Postal service investigating break-in

Someone broke into the U.S. Post Office at 1119 E. Morris St. in Dalton Saturday night, scattering mail across the building and apparently taking packages.

A report from the Dalton Police Department says officers responded to a call about 1:46 a.m. Sunday and found that a door into the building as well as a mail box outside the building appeared to have been pried open. Inside the building, someone had forced their way into the customer service area and gone through drawers and storage cabinets.

Postal officials said some packages and perhaps some outgoing mail appeared to be missing. The police report said the items appeared to have been loaded on a cart, then rolled outside. The packages were “internal packages,” meaning that they were too large to put into post boxes, and notification was left to pick them up at the customer service desk. If a customer brings in a notice and employees can’t find the package, the customer will be given a letter stating that the package was stolen.

The case is now under investigation by the postal service.

Dalton Police Department spokesman Bruce Frazier said people who are expecting bills, credit cards, checks or similar items should check with their banks, credit agencies or other institutions if they don’t receive the items in a timely manner.