SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - U.S. Postal Service officials say agents are investigating after a pile of undelivered mail was found in a Santa Fe trash bin.
The New Mexican reports (https://bit.ly/2df5MLq ) that Ray Dobson of Santa Fe’s Rancho Viejo neighborhood says his neighbor noticed nearly 300 pieces of mail inside a trash can near a cluster mailbox, including what looked like social security checks and other first-class mail.
Dobson says his neighbor called the Santa Fe postmaster.
Phoenix-based Postal Service spokesman Peter Hass says the discarded mail re-sent to its recipients.
Washington state-based public information officer Peter Masters says local authorities have a person of interest in the case. Masters says he cannot provide further details on the investigation.
The culprit could face fines or a prison sentence of up to 6 months.
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Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican, https://www.sfnewmexican.com
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