2024 Package Theft Annual Report and Statistics

2024 Package Theft Annual Report and Statistics

From the article: "...Porch pirates stole at least 58 million packages valued at $12 billion over the past year. ...Security.org’s 2024 package theft assessment is the most comprehensive report on the topic to date, designed to better diagnose and combat this problem. We surveyed more than 11,000 adults from all 50 states to identify the breadth of the issue, the most vulnerable locations, and the most popular methods for battling the pirates as the holiday shopping season kicks off. Key Findings: Porch pirates ...Criminals seem to target certain residential building types more than others—homes with more occupants tend to experience higher theft rates. This may be because densely populated dwellings offer more potential targets and allow criminals to blend in more easily. Another factor could be that single-family homes are more challenging to approach without being noticed and are more likely to have security measures in place."

Article Reference: www.security.org
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USPS employees share their experiences of being in the ‘Dear Santa’ series

USPS employees share their experiences of being in the ‘Dear Santa’ series

From the article: "...Johnnie McRae-Stephens made one of the most memorable deliveries of her career last Christmas.

The Savannah, GA, letter carrier brought gifts to the home of a young military wife who had turned to the USPS Operation Santa program for help fulfilling the holiday wishes of her two children.

Through USPS Operation Santa ..."

Article Reference: news.usps.com
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Canada Post workers call for working class to mobilize in opposition to Liberal government’s strike ban

Canada Post workers call for working class to mobilize in opposition to Liberal government’s strike ban

From the article: "Opposition to the Justin Trudeau-led Liberal government's imminent criminalization of the more than four week-long strike at Canada Post is... With the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) expected to place its rubber stamp, Monday or Tuesday, on the government’s de facto order that the 55,000 postal workers be forced back-to-work, calls are growing for a mass mobilization of the working class to defend postal workers and the right to strike. ..."

Article Reference: www.wsws.org

Lawsuit alleges USPS, individual managers violated federal whistleblower protections

Department of Labor seeks back wages, damages from US Postal Service for allegedly firing a worker who raised safety concerns

From the article: "The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against the U.S. Postal Service and two of its managers for wrongly terminating a contracted employee who raised safety concerns about loading dock equipment at the Charleroi Post Office. ...the action follows an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that determined the U.S. Postal Service violated the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act by firing a worker who refused to unload bulk mail because of a broken loading dock lift at its Pittsburgh sorting facility.

OSHA investigators learned the worker − an employee of Red Diamond Trucking Co. Inc., a Mc Kees Rocks, Pennsylvania, company contracted by the USPS − was prevented from using small hampers to transport the mail safely because of the broken lift, which had almost injured the worker previously.

Aware of the unsafe conditions, the worker asked to use smaller mail hampers to transfer the mail. In response, USPS ..."

Article Reference: www.dol.gov
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Ernie Topness Retires | 91-year-old Cedar Rapids postal worker retires

91-year-old Cedar Rapids postal worker retires

From the article: "...Cedar Rapids postal worker is now officially retired.

Ninety-one-year-old Ernie Topness spent 65 years delivering mail to his community.

Over the weekend, he got a special honor from the city.

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell proclaimed Nov. 29 “Ernest Topness Day” at a ceremony in his honor.

A ceremony in April recognized him as the second-longest tenured letter carrier in the country.

TV9 also spoke with Topness in August after he announced his retirement. ..."

Article Reference: www.kcrg.com
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Postal Service calls for election deadline changes to ensure ballots arrive on time

Postal Service calls for election deadline changes to ensure ballots arrive on time

From the article: "...The U.S. Postal Service suggested states change their election deadlines after 150,630 ballots weren’t mailed in time to be counted.

Out of the 3.37 billion pieces of political mail and election mail from 2024, the average delivery time was one day, according to USPS. That meant more than 97% of ballots got to local election officials in fewer than three days and that more than 99% got to them within seven days.

However, there were 150,630 ballots sent off between Oct. 31 and Election Day that didn’t make it to election offices in time to be counted. ..."

Article Reference: www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Armed robbers steal keys to every apartment mailbox in Augusta, USPS offers $150,000 reward

Armed robbers steal keys to every apartment mailbox in Augusta, USPS offers $150,000 reward

From the article: "...two suspects who allegedly robbed a 24-year-old United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier at gunpoint and stole the keys to every apartment complex mailbox in the Augusta area. The robbery happened on Nov. 13 just before 5 p.m. at 3461 Jonathan Circle in Augusta, according to authorities. Two male suspects allegedly stopped the post office worker while he was passing out mail, holding a pistol to his chest, according to an incident report from the Richmond County Sheriff's Office...."

Article Reference: www.augustachronicle.com