With a rise in robberies of postal carriers, it's a dangerous time to work in mail
1 year, 7 months ago

With a rise in robberies of postal carriers, it's a dangerous time to work in mail

NPR  

With a rise in robberies of postal carriers, it's a dangerous time to work in mail Attacks against postal carriers are up, and so are mail thefts. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: There's been an alarming rise in robberies of U.S Postal Service letter carriers over the past couple of years. The Postal Service reported 412 letter carriers were robbed last year, and in just the first half of fiscal year 2023, 305 incidents have already been reported. QUIRMBACH: The Postal Inspection Service urges customers to get involved in neighborhood watch groups to spread awareness about threats to people delivering the mail - also to keep an eye out for their carrier.

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Chicago letter carriers face bullets and beatings while postal service sidelines police
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chicago letter carriers face bullets and beatings while postal service sidelines police

Raw Story  

CHICAGO — As a little girl in the 1980s, Khalalisa Norris aspired to become a letter carrier. “They can, with a gun, do whatever they want.” Norris, union leaders and criminologists tell Raw Story the solution is simple: The United States Postal Inspection Service — the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service — should use its uniformed postal police …

‘Glaring crisis’: Postal service blasted for poor policing amid crime wave
9 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Glaring crisis’: Postal service blasted for poor policing amid crime wave

Raw Story  

The United States Government Accountability Office has released a critical report about the U.S. “Even in cases where there is no physical injury, such incidents can have a negative effect on individual victims as well as the USPS workforce and can result in trauma and stress.” The Government Accountability Office made three formal recommendations for the Chief Postal Inspector involving …

Stolen mail and physical assaults: Postal workers in Compton decry violence on the job
1 year, 5 months ago

Stolen mail and physical assaults: Postal workers in Compton decry violence on the job

LA Times  

Postal Service letter carriers rally at the USPS Compton main office to call attention to robberies and physical assaults they’ve experienced. Lee, 62, of Torrance, has struggled with his memory since the March assault, saying his brain feels “like it’s shut down.” He retired — earlier than he wanted to — after three decades of carrying mail for the Postal …

U.S. Postal Service offers $50,000 reward to catch suspects who robbed mail carrier at gunpoint
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. Postal Service offers $50,000 reward to catch suspects who robbed mail carrier at gunpoint

LA Times  

Postal Service is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of three people involved in the armed robbery of a North Hollywood mail carrier. VIDEO | 01:17 Security footage shows two suspects stealing mail inside a Studio City apartment building Security camera footage from around 3 a.m. July 12 shows two people stealing mail from …

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