Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.
Letter carriers ask Congress for more protection amid rise in violence
Lawmakers in Congress are looking to pass legislation that would provide more protection for letter carriers on the job, following a nearly 30% increase in the number of robberies last year.
USPS Adds Security Features to Many Mail Collection Boxes | Transport Topics
Amid a nationwide security crackdown, the U.S. Postal Service has made changes to its collection boxes, adding electronic locking mechanisms that make it harder to access mail receptacles.
Mail carrier speaks out after robbery
A mail carrier who was robbed at gunpoint in July is speaking out about the incident.
‘Don’t die for a key, bro’: Another postal worker robbery reported in Youngstown
Police in Youngstown are investigating another reported robbery of a U.S. Postal Service worker.
USPS unions, top House Democrat back bill setting harsher sentences for robbing letter carriers
More than 2,000 robberies or attempted robberies of letter carriers that have happened since 2020.
USPS: We have been unrelenting in our pursuit of criminals who target postal employees | Post & Parcel
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.
