CHESTERFIELD, Va. — Ruth Harris said it will take nearly $400 to fix a shattered driver’s side mirror on her Ford F-150. She gets annoyed every time she thinks about how the damage happened and why it hasn’t been fixed. Harris says her vehicle was hit by a mail truck on the evening of Jan. […]
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Authorities said a Postal Service driver was held up at gunpoint Thursday evening in South Los Angeles. Officials said the suspect got away with about $70,000. CBS Los Angeles
FORT WORTH, Texas — At a certain point, Jordan Reddish had seen enough at the US Post Office branch on Las Vegas Trail. The young father was there on Tuesday afternoon to track down a lost package. That wasn’t what ultimately prompted him to start recording video on his cell phone. “I thought it was […]
SAN ANTONIO – Three San Antonio council members are teaming up to fight thefts at cluster mailboxes. District 6 Councilman Greg Brockhouse, District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry and District 7 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval have submitted a Council Consideration Request to form a task force to improve and prevent mail theft. “This task force may potentially […]
Columbus, OH – ABC 6/FOX 28 Investigators have been swamped with calls and emails after our first report aired, detailing problems with mail delivery in Central Ohio. People said they go for days without regular mail delivery, and that could mean missed bills or lifesaving prescription medication. Mail carriers have said they are overworked and […]
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (WRIC) — Instead of delivering the mail, two Midlothian postal workers have been arrested for allegedly throwing it away. According to a USPS spokesperson, the mail carriers worked at the Genito Station Post Office. U.S. District Court records reveal that postal employees Robert C. Chamberlain and Donna M. Smith face federal charges for […]
Hopefully all of us have people in our lives who make the world a little brighter every day. And for businesses and governmental agencies in central Springfield, that person is their mailman, who’s favorite day is Wednesday. Howie Cunningham is a postal carrier who likes to make people smile. Which is why on Wednesday, he […]
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — For days during the holiday season, one woman said she came home to an empty mailbox. Now, she’s getting letters on credit card applications being accepted. At first, empty mailboxes didn’t seem like much for concern to Amy Schinco. It wasn’t until she noticed a pattern that she became concerned. “I […]
Defendant used USPS computers to view child pornography BOSTON – A former United States Postal Service (USPS) employee pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to sexually exploiting a child, using USPS computers to access child pornography, and to possessing child pornography. Stephen Mantha, 62, of Spencer, pleaded guilty to one count of producing […]
CHICAGO (CBS) — Identity thieves go to great lengths to steal your identity. But all too often, scammers latch onto a relatively easy way to do it, using a loophole in the post office’s change-of-address system. Donald and Debby Kroll found that out after they stopped getting expected mail. When they inquired about it at […]