PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. — A U.S. Postal Service employee was arrested and faces charges after being accused of stealing packages in Georgia.

According to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, 36-year-old Michael J. Turner of Jasper was arrested after the U.S. Postal Service alerted local authorities about reports of missing mail from several residents in early May.

“They had been notified by several of the people who live in Pickens County that mail was missing,” said Cpt. Chris Leake with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.

According to investigators, some mail was stolen, while other packages were simply never delivered.

Turner was taken into custody and transported to the Pickens County Adult Detention Center.

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office says anyone who believes their mail may have been stolen should contact www.usips.gov/report.

The investigation remains ongoing.