Bulldozer used to ram hole into Texas post office

[June 06, 2008]  KENDLETON, Texas (AP) -- The only post office in Kendleton doesn't have a drive-through, but it nearly got one after a bulldozer rammed a hole in the building. The Fort Bend County sheriff's office Thursday announced three suspects are sought in the vandalism that also damaged the post office fence.

Postmistress Deborah Phillips told The Associated Press that a temporary repair has been made to the hole, about the size of a bicycle wheel, and the post office is open.

She says: "We don't close down for anything."

A person who happened to be nearby Sunday night contacted authorities after seeing the heavy equipment wrecked at the post office and three men walking away.

Some railroad tracks and a crossing gate also were damaged by the bulldozer.

Kendleton is a town of about 450, located 45 miles southwest of Houston.

[Associated Press]

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