USPS mail thefts and robberies – 05/22/2023
Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.
Access Issues with USPS LiteBlue
There have been some concerns over the past week regarding difficulties employees are having accessing LiteBlue at the local level.
U.S. Postal Service Launches Service Performance Dashboard
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today launched an online service performance dashboard, consistent with one of the operational reforms included in the Postal Service Reform Act.
Postal thefts jump. Employees are both victims and criminals.
The latest Postal Service stats show huge increases in postal thefts. There were 305 thefts from letter carriers in the first six months of fiscal 2023. At that rate, there…
Sen. Rick Scott Reintroduces Bill to Curb the Flow of Fentanyl Through U.S. Mail
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott reintroduced the Uniform Postal Data Acquisition for Transparency and Early Detection within the United States Postal Service (UPDATED USPS) Act to curb the…
Bradenton Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years For Distributing Cocaine Obtained Through The Mail With Help From Mail Carrier
According to court documents, Hernandez Coss and his codefendant, Nathasha Prieto, a former United States Postal Carrier, orchestrated a scheme by which Prieto provided addresses on her delivery route to…
Jersey Shore mail carrier remains missing nearly 3 weeks after he disappeared
“There is no new information that I can provide at this time,” Lower Township police Capt. Donald Vanaman Jr. said in an email on Thursday. “He has not yet been…
Reps. Cammack, Bean Introduce Bill to Rename Interlachen Post Office In Honor Of Pamela Jane Rock
Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) and Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) introduced legislation to rename the Interlachen, Florida, post office in honor of U.S. Postal Service carrier Pamela “Pam” Rock who…
Roughly $1 million stolen from at least 460 postal workers in fraudulent website scheme
Paltry cybersecurity and slow-moving bureaucracy at the U.S. Postal Service meant hundreds of mail carriers, handlers and service clerks fell victim to a complex direct deposit scheme that left them…
Postal police, who used to combat mail theft, have had limited power for years
Frank Albergo, the head of the Postal Police Officers Association, thinks a better fix the rise in both mail theft and attacks against mail carriers – is restoring patrolling power…