Police say someone used an explosive to blow a mailbox off its post in Georgia, Vermont. Vermont State Police say they responded to a home on Georgia Shore Road Thursday morning for a vandalism report.
Multiple neighbors told troopers they heard an explosion Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to call the state police in St. Albans at 802-524-5993 or to leave an anonymous tip online.
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Source: MSN News
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