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Police investigating post office break-in

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating the thief who broke into the Hendersonville Post Office.

By Lightning reports, Published: January 21, 2025

Police are investigating after a thief broke into and stole mail from the Hendersonville post office at the Blue Ridge Mall.

Postal workers called the Hendersonville police at 6:23 a.m. Tuesday after discovering the break-in, according to a police report. The facility was last known secure at 5 p.m. on Saturday after closing for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
No force was used in the break-in that involved 50 mail packages and one empty box of cigars that were either stolen or damaged, the police report and a postal customer said. Attempts to reach postal officials for comment were unsuccessful on Tuesday. Anyone with information about the incident was asked to contact the Hendersonville police at 828-697-3025.