Armed robbery of postal workers prompts Mass. school to go on lockdown

Armed robbery of postal workers prompts Mass. school to go on lockdown

From the article: "Masked suspects held a postal worker at gunpoint in Billerica...approached a postal mail carrier and took out a gun..."

Article Reference: www.masslive.com

Postal worker who was killed while delivering mail remembered as the ‘mother to the neighborhood’

Postal worker who was killed while delivering mail remembered as the ‘mother to the neighborhood’

From the article: "...Police in Chicago are investigating after a United States Postal Service worker was shot and killed Friday. Police said the woman was delivering mail when someone in a car drove by and shot her. Officials are now looking for the person responsible for killing Octavia Redmond...."

Article Reference: www.waff.com

Reward offered for information in Killeen USPS robbery

Reward offered for information in Killeen USPS robbery

From the article: "...The United States Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $150,000..."

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Postal carriers robbed at gunpoint in Denver

Postal carriers robbed at gunpoint in Denver

From the article: "...DENVER — Authorities are searching for suspects who robbed two postal carriers at gunpoint Monday evening in Denver's Montbello neighborhood. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) said the first incident happened near Bolling Drive and Duluth Court, while the second..."

Article Reference: www.denver7.com

Georgia mail carrier found bloodied on garage floor after being attacked by dogs, deputies say

Georgia mail carrier found bloodied on garage floor after being attacked by dogs, deputies say

From the article: "According to an incident report obtained by the Macon Telegraph, the 36-year-old postal carrier was delivering a package to the home in Statesboro on Jan. 19 for the first time and dropped it off by a door. That’s when..."

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Weslaco, Texas | Postal worker suffers fractured wrist during robbery, search for suspect underway

Postal worker suffers fractured wrist during robbery, search for suspect underway

From the article: "...Authorities are searching for a man who they say robbed a U.S. postal worker Wednesday afternoon. According to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, the robbery occurred at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the 1300 block of Isabella Grace Street in rural Weslaco. ..."

Article Reference: www.valleycentral.com

Record number of mail carriers victims of armed robbery in 2022

Record number of mail carriers victims of armed robbery in 2022

From the article: "...The men and women who deliver mail are under attack. In 2022, mail carriers were victims of a surge in armed robberies in Tampa and across the country as thieves turned stolen checks into cash. ..."

Article Reference: www.abcactionnews.com

Brooklyn postal worker robbed at knifepoint delivering mail

Brooklyn postal worker robbed at knifepoint delivering mail

From the article: "...A mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service was robbed at knifepoint in Brooklyn, police said Tuesday. The 26-year-old postal employee was making deliveries on Hendrix St. near Pitkin Ave. in East New York on Sept. 30 when a man approached her just before 3 p.m., cops said. “Give me the keys,” the crook demanded as he pressed a knife against the victim’s stomach, police said. ..."

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Man accused of shooting, carjacking mail carrier now faces federal charges

Man accused of shooting, carjacking mail carrier now faces federal charges

From the article: "The man accused of shooting and carjacking a mail carrier in Madison County last month is now facing federal charges, according to reports from WLOS. Investigators said 24-year-old Jaden Isaiah Garay is facing several charges, including attempted murder, carjacking, and assault. ..."

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Missing postal worker’s body found in water off N.J. beach

Missing postal worker’s body found in water off N.J. beach

From the article: "...Corey McFadden, 33, was recovered off the coast on May 22 after being spotted by a fisherman, according to State Police. McFadden’s family said Saturday he had been found, but they declined to say where. ... authorities previously said. He had contact with Manasquan police that evening, but wasn’t reported missing until the next morning when didn’t show up for for work in Cape May, where had worked as a mail carrier for years. "

Article Reference: www.pennlive.com

Resident fears foul play when calls to local post office go unanswered

Resident fears foul play when calls to local post office go unanswered

From the article: "...A resident called police at 2:53 p.m. May 3 asking them to check on the local Post Office employees. He said he had been trying to call that office since 12:05 p.m. but no one answered. An officer was in the post officer earlier and said they only had one employee working. ..."

Article Reference: www.cleveland.com

Louisiana man chases, throws rock at a postal worker over a missing check, deputies say

Louisiana man chases, throws rock at a postal worker over a missing check, deputies say

From the article: "...Deputies arrested Ronald Washington Jr., 27, after the postal worker reported the encounter near Labadieville, deputies said in a statement Friday. The postal worker had been on her regular mail route along La. 1014 when the man, later identified as Washington, jumped in front of her postal truck and demanded she deliver his check, deputies said...."

Article Reference: www.theadvocate.com

Reward offered in recent East Bay attacks on U.S. Postal workers

Reward offered in recent East Bay attacks on U.S. Postal workers

From the article: "...Postal officials say these attacks now happening almost every week. "Well just in the last several months, from the locks being shot out of the back of the LLVs [long-life vehicles] to people jumping out of cars and putting guns in our letter carriers faces..."

Article Reference: www.cbsnews.com
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US postal worker, 71, stabbed to death by repeat offender while walking home in Oakland, California

US postal worker, 71, stabbed to death by repeat offender while walking home in Oakland, California

From the article: "...Dilma Spruill, 71, was walking home, as she usually does, around 12:30 a.m. after sorting mail at a post office and distribution center in West Oakland, her son, Miles Spruill, told KTVU FOX2. "Three houses away," Miles Spruill said. "She was almost home, but she's not coming home."..."

Article Reference: www.foxnews.com

Postal truck struck by gunfire in West Town

Postal truck struck by gunfire in West Town

From the article: "...CHICAGO (CBS) -- A postal truck was caught in gunfire near a high school in the West Town community Tuesday afternoon. ...A U.S. Postal Service truck ended up being peppered with bullets. ..."

Article Reference: www.cbsnews.com
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Postal worker shot on Chicago's West Side, officials say

Postal worker shot on Chicago's West Side, officials say

From the article: "...Police confirmed to FOX 32 that a postal worker was shot Friday afternoon in Lawndale on Chicago's West Side. Police sources say that a 38-year-old female postal worker was shot in the back ..."

Article Reference: www.fox32chicago.com
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Postal Service Shake-Up Alarms Union of Mail Carriers

From the article: "...The initiative has been dubbed the Consolidated Casing Initiative, and the union says it splits the carriers’ job in two, with some workers arriving early in the morning to sort mail for multiple delivery routes, and others spending their entire shift making deliveries, leaving them on their feet for longer periods of time..."

Article Reference: www.courthousenews.com

Postal Service Delivering Mail, Packages at All Hours

From the article: "...Detroit District Manager Lee Thompson. “We ask customers who are expecting a package to please turn on their porch light so our letter carriers can deliver safely..."

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Postal worker says dog attack was 'horrendous'

From the article: "...He's trained to use his postal bag as a defense, but in this case it was no help. "It literally just jumped up at me and lunged at me and grabbed my arm. Knocked me backward onto my butt," said De Lashmit. He says the dog backed off for a moment before it came back and grabbed his leg. "That's when I knew it wasn't just going to be a bite. I knew it was an actual attack," said De Lashmit. He kicked at the dog and managed to get to his feet only to have the dog attack again...."

Article Reference: www.kwch.com
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