Police said the package had been mailed from Medford, Oregon, through the US Postal Service, to a numerical house number on Sussex Drive in Smithfield that did not exist. The postal carrier reportedly left the package at the closest house number, and that resident called police.
More than a decade ago, the technology finally achieved what law enforcement entities have always wanted: a perpetual stream of mail service data that can be accessed at any time for nearly any reason.
The facade and lobby of the post office, which is on Fifth Avenue between San Carlos and Dolores streets, was red-tagged in the days following the April 24 incident, in which the driver lost control of the car, narrowly missed hitting a pedestrian, and bulldozed through the front of the building (she was uninjured).
We now have the performance data for the 60 days since that hearing, and the scores are nowhere near normal. Yes, they have improved since bottoming out in March, but they are still very poor, and by most measures, completely unsatisfactory.
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has chosen and continues to use Armedia to implement ArkCase’s electronic filing and docketing system, here referred to as eDockets to streamline their filing process, increase efficiency and reduce reliance on paper documents.
Locals took to social media last week to report what a Twisp River resident called “a real mess” at the Twisp Post Office — everything from mail carriers allegedly not getting paid and quitting, to deliveries not being made up the Twisp River and elsewhere in the Methow Valley.
We issued individual reports for the three delivery units and the MPAs we visited. We also issued another report summarizing the results of our audits at all three delivery units with specific recommendations for management to address.