Show Vandals Risking Stiff Staff Fine Imprisonment A sharp increase in vandal vandal- vandalism ism i m of rural mailboxes in 10 Vin Uin- Uin tali tah County drew a warning from Acting Po Postmaster John Evan Jones this week that such lawlessness could draw raw a fine of 1000 or three years in jail jail Mr 1111 Jones explained that al- al although although though the mull mall receptacles arc the personal property properly of tile the purchaser er if they or the mail therein are arc damaged it is a federal offense iE I-iE QUOTED the law which states tates Whoever wilfully or maliciously injures tears down letterbox or 01 m destroys any other receptacle intended or us- us used us ed cd for the receipt of mail on any mail route or 01 breaks open the same saIne or wilfully or mali mali- maliciously ciu ly injures defa defaces or dc- dc de troys any ma mail l there there- therein in shall hall be fined not more than 1000 or imprisoned not more th than a n three years year Mr Jones urged nil all residents noting mailbox or mail damage to report it to him immediately and the case will he be turned over overto overto to both the local law officials wd and the Po Postal tal Inspection Service Ser Ser- Service vice HE DISCLOSED that Postal Inspectors are arc currently investigating several local cases of mailbox vandalism an and every e effort is being made to secure arrests During the fiscal year ending June 30 several thousand per per- 1 sons ons have been arrested throughout the nation for such buch offenses Some youths convicted have haH be been n required to supply new boars and in addition have had their driving privileges re- re revoked yoked the Acting Postmaster reported |