SAN ANTONIO – The regular trip to her grandchildren’s bus stop Thursday morning was anything but routine for Claire Compton. She stumbled upon a mailbox full of trouble in the Hunter’s Mill subdivision.

“We saw the mail on the ground, and, of course, the doors were all open,” Compton said, recalling the moment when she realized thieves had struck overnight.

Based on the visible damage, it appeared someone had used a tool, such as a crowbar, and pried open most of the doors on a central neighborhood mailbox station. It’s located on Mooncrest Drive near Mill Meadow Drive.

“Mine is on the section that didn’t get opened,” she said.  “They must’ve jimmied the lock.”

After the break-in, Compton tried unsuccessfully to open her mailbox using two different keys, but the lock wouldn’t budge. After noticing her neighbors’ boxes had been ripped open, she called San Antonio police. More