Okotoks RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding those responsible with stealing mail and vandalizing mailboxes in rural areas outside of Okotoks.

Several mailboxes were targeted along Highway 552 east in the M.D.

Sgt Sukh Randhawa says the mailboxes were tampered with back in late May.

"Some of the locks on these mail boxes have been broken into and mail has been stolen," he says. "This happened between May 22nd and May 31st."

Randhawa says that stealing mail and damaging mailboxes is a serious offense.

"This is a mischief offense to begin with and we're trying to reach out to the public and try to make them aware that they need to check their mail on a regular basis. If you see or expect anything coming in the mail that is significant to you and discover it hasn't arrived contact Canada Post as well as RCMP."

If you have any information on these crimes you're asked to call RCMP or Crimestoppers.