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Letter Carrier Robberies Rose Last Year Despite Crackdown

When the US Postal Service launched Project Safe Delivery last year, officials pledged they would be "doubling down" on their efforts to combat growing rates of letter carrier robberies.

USPS, union warn courts not serious on postal crime after 30-day sentence for letter carrier robbery

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a statement Tuesday it was “simply unacceptable,” that a federal district court recently handed down a 30-day prison sentence for an individual found guilty of armed robbery of a USPS letter carrier in San Francisco.

Inside look of new USPS sorting facility in Waco

WACO, Texas — The United States Postal Service is giving an inside look at its new sorting and delivery center in Waco. The re-purposed, 80,000 square foot facility is one of 31 new sorting and delivery centers the Postal Service is opening.

New videos explain the PSHB Program

The program, also known as PSHB, will begin Jan. 1, 2025. This will be a separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and will be administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Joint investigation with USPS ends with Georgia man accused of trafficking $100K in fentanyl

A joint investigation between the United States Postal Service and the Camden County Sheriff's Office ended with a man in custody, accused of trafficking thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl from California to St. Marys, Georgia through the mail.

Mail service issues in the news – 03/13/24

Mail service issues are in the news every day.  Below are the latest articles I found.

Latest postal facility review articles – 03/13/24

The U.S. Postal Service plans to review Processing and Distribution Centers as part of its 10-year Delivering for America plan. These are the latest articles found in the news

USPS mail thefts and robberies – 03/13/24

Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.

Postmaster General DeJoy Statement on 30-day Sentence for Armed Robbery of San Francisco USPS Letter Carrier

It is simply unacceptable that a criminal was sentenced to a mere 30-days for threatening a letter carrier at gunpoint and stealing his personal possessions, as well as both the public's mail and packages.

OPM Releases List of Conditionally Approved Postal Service Health Benefits Program Carrier Applicants for New Centralized System

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a list of conditionally approved carrier applicants today to participate in OPM’s new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program for U.S. Postal Employees and their families.

USPS And USPIS Continue Nationwide Campaign to Combat Postal Crime and Protect Postal Employees

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S Postal Service (USPS) and U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced an update on Project Safe Delivery, a joint initiative to protect postal employees and secure the nation’s mail and packages.

A Connecticut post office was honored for best customer service in the US

The U.S. Postal Service said the Moodus Post Office earned first place in a national USPS retail challenge that started last October and lasted for five weeks.
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