Mail theft crime wave felt on the Central Coast while national Postal Police force remains benched

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The nation has had a postal police force that was federally recognized in 1970.

They’re a fully equipped arm of law enforcement, specifically trained to protect postal facilities, mail carriers, and mail recipients–the public.

They’re usually called to large metropolitan areas where mail theft used to be most prevalent.

In August of 2020, the United States Postal Service restricted the postal police to only guarding postal facilities.

Every year since 2019, mail crime has increased everywhere.