LURAY, Va. — On Friday morning, several Boomfield residents discovered that their mailboxes and yard items had been vandalized.
Located in the east section of Luray, the Boomfield is a close-knit community between Reservoir and Luray Avenues. It’s a place where residents leisurely walk their dogs or push strollers, waving and occasionally stopping to chat.
Named for a time when home construction was especially prosperous in what was once farmland, most Boomfield streets bear numeric names.
According to Luray Police Department (LPD) Chief C.S. “Bow” Cook, officers were dispatched to Luray Avenue at 1:23 a.m. on May 2, 2025. The caller stated that two males were observed “causing a disturbance.” They were on foot.
Upon arrival, LPD officers, assisted by Page County Sheriff’s Office deputies, discovered that several residential mailboxes had been vandalized.
As officers canvassed nearby streets (including Fourth Street, Seventh and Eighth Avenues), they observed other broken items and damaged mailboxes. Some had been torn completely from their posts. In more than one case, even the posts had been completely ripped out of the ground.
Several residents, awakened by either noise or cruiser lights, sleepily stood in their yards, speculating about what happened — and why it seemed as if random houses had been targeted.
One witness, who requested anonymity for this story, said she heard what sounded like two men fighting, and immediately ran to look out the window. She saw one individual standing, another on the ground, and her neighbors’ row of mailboxes in pieces.
Not long after the first 911 call, two male subjects were located by law enforcement. One of the men, already wanted on unrelated charges, was arrested. Additional charges are pending.
Chief Cook admits that while mailbox vandalism may not be of utmost importance in the hierarchy of local crime, he does recognize the expense and headaches it causes property owners.
“We take all vandalism seriously,” he said, “as seriously as if it was our own property.”
Anyone who may have additional information about these incidents is encouraged to call the Luray Police Department at (540) 743-5343 or the non-emergency Page County Sheriff’s Office line at (540) 743-6571.