ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WJLA) – When a local mailing company closed for business, it didn’t exactly close its doors; the doors were left unlocked and the staff was nowhere to be found.

A customer made the shocking discovery of packages and envelopes lying around, mailboxes unsecured; anyone could go in and scoop up someone’s mail. ABC 7 News arrived at the Alexandria Pak Mail store just as police officers did, and their response was one of disgust. A spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service told ABC 7 News the agency is deeply concerned about this case and is investigating.

Boxes of packages and letters were in plain view of the strip mall’s busy sidewalk off of Manchester Boulevard. Normally, you need a key to get into a secure mailbox, but not on Tuesday.

After Prado called ABC 7 News and Fairfax County Police, Pak Mail owner Brian Kim showed up. He told customers in a letter that the store was closing its doors on Saturday. He thought he was doing customers a service by leaving their mail out.

Korff: “But you didn’t come until the authorities got in touch with you or somebody got in touch with you.”

Kim: “Sorry about that. I was kind of doing something else.”