Update: Mailbox thievery

Well, I'm sad to report that we (well, actually, Lot 356 in the Highlands, since it technically wasn't ours then) were not the victim of a small crime wave, but apparently one on a larger scale. We learned today that besides the 5 mailboxes stolen in our neighborhood, mailboxes were stolen from other developments as well. And by the way, when I say they stole our mailbox, I mean the whole darn thing...all that was left was a hole in the ground!


We may have to look into a locking mailbox (as suggested by one of our gentle readers), but I don't know that that will stop them from stealing the whole darn thing! (Our mailboxes are on a post out near the road, not attached to the house -- I'm guessing that is some silly requirement of the homeowners association.) Maybe setting it in some nice concrete would do the trick? We did realize that the thieves knew which houses were vacant because the driveways still had a "no parking" barricade that is put up when the driveway is poured to give it time to cure. Our house still had one of the barricades, so our mailbox was stolen.

Fortunately, yesterday they installed a "temporary" mailbox. And today they added our "temporary" street number...