Is mail being stolen inside a major Houston USPS facility?

Is mail being stolen inside a major Houston USPS facility?

From the article: "...Grayden said on Jan. 24, she mailed a quarterly check to the IRS to pay for her taxes. She even paid extra to send it via certified mail because she thought that would be the safest way to make sure someone at the IRS signed off on receiving the check. Then, on Feb. 15, Grayden said she saw a pending payment in her bank account for an amount she didn't recognize. When she looked at an image of the check on her bank's website, she realized the check number matched the one she sent to the IRS, but the amount on it was changed to $9,000. ..."

Article Reference: abc13.com

Alabama postal worker sold USPS key, leading to mail stolen from collection boxes

Alabama postal worker sold USPS key, leading to mail stolen from collection boxes

From the article: "Alabama Postal worker sells USPS key, then hundreds of pieces of mail are stolen, feds say. ...she sold a USPS key for $2,500 — resulting in hundreds of pieces of mail stolen in Alabama. While a mail carrier at a post office in Prichard, the woman stole a USPS “arrow” key and sold it to a “co-conspirator” in exchange for cash in October 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama. This co-conspirator used the key, which opens all the blue USPS collection boxers in a specific region, to steal mail, prosecutors said..."

Article Reference: www.miamiherald.com

ll Joaquin, 48, of South Berwick, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Portland to theft of mail by a postal carrier.

Former Maine postal carrier admits stealing cash, gift cards from the mail

From the article: "...According to court records, between January and May 2023, Joaquin opened and stole the contents of greeting cards from his postal route. ..."

Article Reference: www.wmtw.com

Thieves break into a postal worker's truck — and then his car is stolen

Thieves break into a postal worker's truck — and then his car is stolen

From the article: "“I was finishing up my shift for the day,” the letter carrier said. “Last street of my route.” The carrier — who asked NBC Bay Area not to reveal his identity — said it happened at around 4:15 p.m. Thursday. He was returning to his truck when he noticed something was wrong. “I immediately noticed that all my belongings that I had in there were...Fitch added: “The postal vehicle was broken into. We’re still trying to determine exactly what was taken. But for breaking into the vehicle and taking US mail, the reward has gone up. The original reward for these kind of vehicle break-ins and taking mail — stealing mail was $10,000. Now it’s $100,000.” "

Article Reference: www.nbcbayarea.com

Arrest Warrant: Ex-Waco postal service employee aided suspect in $1.7 million jewelry heist at Boozer’s Jewelers

Arrest Warrant: Ex-Waco postal service employee aided suspect in $1.7 million jewelry heist at Boozer’s Jewelers

From the article: "A woman who listed the United States Postal Service in Waco as her employer participated in the $1.7 million heist at Boozer’s Jewelers on June 17, 2023, an arrest warrant states.

Sabrina Raquelle Glasker, 39, was arrested in California on March 5, 2024 and extradited to the McLennan County Jail on March 20, Waco police said. Glasker assisted John W. Rainwater, 42, of Merced, California, in the Boozer’s heist, police alleged...."

Article Reference: www.kwtx.com

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

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

People keep stealing EV charging equipment from USPS

People keep stealing EV charging equipment from USPS

From the article: "...The U.S. Postal Service is struggling to hold onto expensive charging equipment as it expands its fleet of electric delivery vans, per a recent inspector general's report. ..."

Article Reference: www.axios.com

US attorney: 5 people federally charged after robbing postal workers at gunpoint in Tampa area

US attorney: 5 people federally charged after robbing postal workers at gunpoint in Tampa area

From the article: "...Both armed robberies happened back in September in the Tampa area. ... "Robbing a postal carrier is not a path to riches," Handberg warned. "It is a path to investigation, arrest, indictment, conviction and prison." The first armed robbery of a USPS mail carrier happened on Sept. 5 at a Temple Terrace apartment complex."

Article Reference: www.wtsp.com

Your post office’s blue collection box may be going away

Your post office’s blue collection box may be going away

From the article: "...the U.S. Postal Service announced it was installing 10,000 new high-security blue collection boxes in what they described as “high-security risk areas.” USPS said it is continuing the process of evaluating where other enhanced security boxes should go with plans to install several thousand more in the future. ..."

Article Reference: www.al.com

Police: Man found dead near Montevideo post office

Police: Man found dead near Montevideo post office

From the article: "Authorities have ruled a man's death "suspicious" after he was found with a stab wound. ...The Montevideo Police Department said a postal worker found the man's body around 6:30 a.m. ..."

Article Reference: bringmethenews.com

Mail thief caught on camera using postal master key in Chicago condo building

Mail thief caught on camera using postal master key in Chicago condo building

From the article: "...can be seen early Friday morning methodically checking each of the six mail slots and taking out the mail before closing it back up. Saturday night CBS 2 spoke with a woman who lives there. She says her building and neighborhood are now on high alert. ..."

Article Reference: www.cbsnews.com

Ex-U.S. Postal worker from Brooklyn sentenced for stealing high-end shoes, phones

Ex-U.S. Postal worker from Brooklyn sentenced for stealing high-end shoes, phones

From the article: "CLEVELAND, Ohio— A former U.S. postal worker in Brooklyn was sentenced to one month in prison for stealing high-end shoes and phones from the mail. Brandon Williams, also known as Brandon Trotter, worked as a processing clerk in the Brooklyn post office when he stole the items, according to federal prosecutors. ..."

Article Reference: www.cleveland.com
Going Easy on Crime, Crime,Theft of mail,

USPS investigating after $28 check was altered and cashed for $4,200

USPS investigating after $28 check was altered and cashed for $4,200

From the article: "...“This type of alleged behavior within the Postal Service is not tolerated and the overwhelming majority of Postal Service employees, which serve the public, are honest, hardworking, and trustworthy individuals who would never consider engaging in any type of criminal behavior,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Hopefully they can track this down because I thought it was really strange when they told my wife he was also investigating another check made payable to Florida Blue..."

Article Reference: whnt.com

Mail theft, robberies spiking across Bay Area: Here's what you should know

Mail theft, robberies spiking across Bay Area: Here's what you should know

From the article: ""Our mailbox has been broken into about 10 to 15 times over the last two to three years," Jones said. ...Jones says over the past year or so, he's often times come home to find the doors on his mailbox either broken into or tampered with. ..."

Article Reference: www.msn.com
Mail theft,Robberies,Crime,

Ponte Vedra Beach contract postal carrier pleads guilty to theft of mail

Ponte Vedra Beach contract postal carrier pleads guilty to theft of mail

From the article: "...26-year-old Kori Ann Moreno has pleaded guilty to theft of mail. Moreno faces up to five years in prison and payment of restitution to the victims in the case. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Moreno was arrested on November 29, 2022..."

Article Reference: www.yahoo.com
Crime,Theft of mail,

Postal supervisor in Massachusetts charged with stealing $53,000 in travel reimbursement scheme

Postal supervisor in Massachusetts charged with stealing $53,000 in travel reimbursement scheme

From the article: "Anthony Fernandes, 37, of Douglas, Massachusetts, was charged with one count of theft of government money. ...Authorities say Fernandes, who works in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, is alleged to have fraudulently used the U.S. Postal Service supervisor’s travel authorization account..."

Article Reference: yahoo.com
Crime,Theft of government money,postal supervisors,Buzzards Bay,Massachusetts,

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

Postal worker is third person charged in West New York drug probe

Postal worker is third person charged in West New York drug probe

From the article: "James Belardo, 41, the third person taken into custody in the probe, was arrested Wednesday by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office’s Narcotics Task Force and charged with second-degree conspiracy to distribute cocaine in a quantity greater than one-half ounce. ..."

Article Reference: www.nj.com
Postal drugs,Cocaine,conspiracy to distribute cocaine,Crime,

$50,000 Reward for Info on Who Robbed Waccabuc Post Office

$50,000 Reward for Info on Who Robbed Waccabuc Post Office

From the article: "...the Waccabuc Post Office, which delivers the mail for the 500 or so homowners. It came as a surprise to many Westchester residents when the United States Postal Inspection Service posted a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects who robbed the Waccabuc post office on Jan. 10 at 430 pm. The Lewisboro Police Department reported that they responded on 1/10 to the Waccabuc Post Office, located at 2 Post Office Road, on reports of an armed robbery. While there were no injuries, the incident had Post Office employees and residents, in disbelief. ..."

Article Reference: yonkerstimes.com
Crime,post office robbery,Reward, Waccabuc Post Office,