ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) – Missing and stolen mail has become a real problem lately in one neighborhood, and folks are finding creative ways to keep an eye on their letters and cards.

Long-time residents in the Historic Brookhaven neighborhood said stolen mail has happened periodically over the years, and in the past week, it’s picked up again.

One man got so fed up with missing mail he put a trail camera inside his mailbox to capture images of anyone peeking inside.

“It’s an infrared trail camera so there’s no flash, he just set it in the back of the box,” said McGarity.

Recently, the camera captured a picture of what police say is a stranger looking inside his mailbox. Detectives now have that photo and are hoping someone can identify him. Fox 5 Atlanta