Almost a month after burglaries at the Dillon and Silverthorne post offices caused mail disruptions throughout Summit County, law enforcement has not announced any criminal charges or provided any update on the case.

U.S. Postal Inspector Melissa Atkin said in an email Wednesday, Sept. 25, that due to an ongoing investigation the federal law enforcement agency cannot provide any further details.

Dillon Police Chief Cale Osborn previously said that officers responded to the Dillon Post Office around 4 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, when an employee called 911 to report an active burglary. At the scene, police arrested a woman on a warrant out of Aurora.

Osborn had previously said that the woman would be charged with burglary, but he said this week that the ongoing investigation will determine whether there is evidence to support that charge. 

He said the Dillon Police Department is assisting the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with the investigation.

“Any time we have a cooperative investigation with our federal partners, it can certainly increase the time needed to investigate a complicated case,” Osborn said.

Atkin last month confirmed that the Postal Inspection Service is looking into burglaries at both the Dillon and Silverthorne post offices that occurred Aug. 24. Osborn said at the time that Dillon police responded to an intrusion alarm at the Dillon Post Office around 1:30 a.m. Aug. 24 but found nobody inside.

The burglaries interrupted delivery to cluster boxes in Summit County. Service to cluster boxes resumed after about a week of interruption.