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Police searching for man going through mailboxes in North Fulton

Police in Alpharetta are searching for a man who was seen going through mailboxes in the Pine Grove neighborhood on Monday.
Police in Alpharetta are searching for a man who was seen going through mailboxes in the Pine Grove neighborhood on Monday.
By Mitchell Northam
March 8, 2018

The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety is searching for a man who was seen going through people’s mailboxes on Monday.

Police said the man wore a baseball cap and was driving a silver four-door Chevrolet car with a black bumper.

The incident occurred on Monday around 10:30 a.m. in Alpharetta on Pine Grove Drive.

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According to a police report, officers spoke to one home owner on the street who saw the man stop at a neighbor’s mailbox and take mail out. The 68-year-old woman took photos of the car and said it sped away very quickly out of the neighborhood. She gave those photos to police.

Police said the car has been seen stopping at other mailboxes in the Pine Grove area.

Anyone with information about this should contact the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety at 678-297-6307.

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