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17 mailboxes vandalized in Port Charlotte neighborhood

17 mailboxes vandalized in Port Charlotte neighborhood
Posted at 4:33 PM, Aug 19, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-19 16:40:17-04

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. --- Charlotte County Sheriff's are searching for answers after several mailboxes were vandalized early Saturday morning. 

Deputies received tips about an unknown suspect who damaged mailboxes in the neighborhood of Cascade Avenue, Viscaya Drive and Mohawk Drive in Port Charlotte. 

According to Charlotte County Sheriff's, a total of 17 mailboxes were damaged. Witnesses told investigators the suspect was seen pulling on car door handles. 

The suspect is described as a thin white male, who was spotted exiting a light-colored tow-tone Buick Rendezvous. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477).