USPS employee accused of stealing phones from Portland mail distribution center

PORTLAND, Ore. – A U.S. Postal Service employee is facing mail theft charges, accused of stealing new phones out of their boxes at the mail distribution center in Northeast Portland.

The USPS Office of the Inspector General called Portland Police to report they suspected one of their employees was stealing phones from the Northeast Portland Processing and Distribution Center.

Police identified 23-year-old Rico Manuel Alvarez as that suspect.