New Jersey mail carrier says the ‘911 inside’ note on a Mount Holly home may have been left for him. Police found 3 people dead inside

Mail carrier Dom Clements found a note reading “9-1-1 Inside” by the front door of a Mount Holly, New Jersey, home on his route Friday, according to the New York Post. Police who went inside found three elderly people dead. Officials have not released the identities of the deceased or a cause of death, as autopsy findings are still pending.

Prosecutors and Mount Holly police are investigating, and officials said there is no threat to the public. Clements believes the sign, which showed two hand-drawn sad faces with Xs for eyes, was allegedly positioned for his attention. He noted that the mailbox was sealed shut with the same clear wrapping tape used to post the sign.

As the only person who reportedly visits the front door daily, he found the placement unsettling and told the outlet he had never seen anything like it. Clements then asked a longtime neighbor for advice on a walk before calling 911. Another neighbor later said police described a scene with a lot of blood inside the home.

A neighbor says a man in black left the house days before the discovery

The house itself reportedly stood out in the quiet Philadelphia suburb of Mount Holly. Neighbors described peeling paint and rotting window frames that looked unlike the tidy homes nearby. One resident who has lived in the area for over 50 years said four brothers and sisters lived there and kept to themselves.

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She mentioned that one of the sisters allegedly worked as a local crossing guard for years. One of the brothers was reportedly a creature of habit who walked to a 7-Eleven like clockwork to grab drinks and lottery tickets, she said. However, authorities have not confirmed who lived in the Mount Holly home or how the three people found dead were related.

The same neighbor said Tuesday is trash day on the street. She said she allegedly saw a man dressed in all black carry a small bag to the curb that day, drop it, and walk away on foot rather than get into a car. Prosecutors and Mount Holly police have said there is no threat or danger to the public.

Mail carriers have been quietly watching out for elderly residents for decades

Letter carriers have a formal way to check on vulnerable residents through Carrier Alert, a volunteer program the Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers started in 1982. Carriers report unusual buildups of mail at enrolled homes to local social service agencies. The union says carriers often spot other warning signs, like lights on at midday.

Those habits have led carriers to raise the alarm in other cases. In Vancouver, Washington, a carrier called 911 after a customer with mobility issues stopped collecting her mail, and officers found her unconscious in a back bedroom. However, the Mount Holly case followed a different pattern, as the warning came from a note at the door rather than unopened mail.

Prosecutors said the names of the three people found in the Mount Holly home will be withheld until their next of kin are notified. The medical examiner’s autopsies are expected to establish how they died.

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