A postal worker was the victim of an armed robbery on Thursday, Sept. 12 at around 12:30 p.m. near the intersection of Oregon Way and Jensen Street, according to the Livermore Police Department
A West Salem woman faces felony charges after police searched her apartment and found stolen mail belonging to over 200 people, according to the Salem Police Department.
More than two years ago, U.S. Postal Service officials closed the building, telling those in the neighborhood it was only temporary and that it would just be closed long enough for the building to be repaired, according to USPS workers who attended the rally.
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and New York’s U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today launched an effort to end the Prohibition-era ban that prevents the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from shipping alcoholic beverages to consumers.
The Postal Service’s surge in mail theft cases contributed to hundreds of millions of dollars in suspected check fraud cases last year, according to a recent Treasury Department analysis.
According to the charging documents, Savinon directed two co-conspirators, including one juvenile, to rob the mail carrier in order to obtain a proprietary key that would unlock blue mail collection boxes in the Nashua area.
"Two times, we've had 90-90%+ mortality. And then several other instances, three or four separate times, we've had mortality that's definitely higher than we would expect normally, which is 10-20%, which is still a problem, and sort of indicates some potential mishandling because it's so atypical," he said.
The audit team identified deficiencies in all five areas we reviewed affecting mail delivery and property conditions at the three delivery units. The team also identified issues at the Shawnee Mission Post Office related to the separation of packages for dispatch to the P&DC.
Following 40 years on the contracted New Salem route, the letter carrier is hanging up her mailbag for good on Sept. 30 and retiring from the Orange Post Office.
HAZELWOOD, Mo. – Concerns over delayed mail deliveries in eastern Missouri have prompted several lawmakers to take action. Potential consequences include impacts on daily deliveries to election ballots.