ZILLAH, Wash. -- Authorities are asking Zillah residents to keep an eye out for suspicious vehicles near their mailboxes.

Numerous mail boxes were found open this morning between the Yakima Valley Highway north to the county landfill,  Sgt. Bill Splawn of the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a news release.

Mail had not yet been delivered to the area and the Zilllah Post Office was notified of the possible attempted mail theft.

Residents are asked to report strange vehicles pulling up to mail boxes or driving slowly in the area. Call the Sheriff’s Office at 509-574-2500 for more information. 

— Melissa Sánchez

ZILLAH, Wash. -- Authorities are asking Zillah residents to keep an eye out for suspicious vehicles near their mailboxes.

Numerous mail boxes were found open this morning between the Yakima Valley Highway north to the county landfill,  Sgt. Bill Splawn of the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a news release.

Mail had not yet been delivered to the area and the Zilllah Post Office was notified of the possible attempted mail theft.

Residents are asked to report strange vehicles pulling up to mail boxes or driving slowly in the area. Call the Sheriff’s Office at 509-574-2500 for more information. 

— Melissa Sánchez