Missouri postal worker destroys mailbox, drives away

Missouri postal worker destroys mailbox, drives away

He has video proof of how it was broken. It was all captured on his front porch camera. He installed it after hearing about package thieves in his area. They’re supposed to put the mail in your mailbox, but surveillance video captured one mail carrier destroying a homeowner’s mailbox and driving away. The St. Peters […]

Video: Protect your holiday packages from ‘porch pirates’

Video: Protect your holiday packages from ‘porch pirates’

DENVER (ABC) — All those holiday packages for people on your nice list could bring out thieves destined for the naughty list. ‘Porch Pirates’ have plenty to steal. This holiday season is forecasted to be a delivery record-breaker; a whopping two billion packages. Near Denver, sheriff’s deputies and federal agents are teaming up to stop […]

Post offices, businesses prepare for Cyber Monday

Post offices, businesses prepare for Cyber Monday

SOUTH BEND — Shippers and online retailers are gearing up for Cyber Monday. We’ve entered the busiest shopping period of the season. That means the number of customers mailing and shipping is expected to increase significantly in the next few weeks. In order to make sure those packages arrive on time for the holidays, select […]

Postal Service Investigating Package Explosion In Alameda

Postal Service Investigating Package Explosion In Alameda

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KTVU) – An investigation is underway in Alameda after a package exploded at a home, where a police officer possibly lives. A neighbor says the package was delivered to the home of an off-duty officer who noticed the package had wires coming out of it. He threw it into the street where it […]

Letter Carriers Union Says Consumer Sentiment Is At Its Highest Levels Since January 2004

Letter Carriers Union Says Consumer Sentiment Is At Its Highest Levels Since January 2004

Nov 22, 2017 NALC News – The University of Michigan released numbers for consumer sentiment in November 2017 yesterday, part of the university’s Survey of Consumers. Consumer sentiment is a measure of how consumers are feeling about the economy overall and this can translate into higher amounts of spending in the economy. It is especially crucial going […]

Reports of Vehicle Fires Increase As Postal Service Fleet Ages

Reports of Vehicle Fires Increase As Postal Service Fleet Ages

The postal service mail truck that caught fire earlier this week on Highway 12 in Wayzata was the latest to light up the night sky following an alarming trend around the country. In this case, traffic management cameras captured the flames. The carrier escaped the truck with injury, but the postal service said three containers […]

Former California postal worker sentenced for drug trafficking

Former California postal worker sentenced for drug trafficking

Ramona Long, 57, a former U.S. Postal Service employee in northern California, was recently sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Yvette Kane to 72 months in prison. Long previously entered guilty pleas before Kane to conspiring to manufacture and distribute 100 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy to launder drug proceeds. She engaged in a conspiracy […]

Western Union Fraud Victims to Receive Compensation

Western Union Fraud Victims to Receive Compensation

USPS News Link – 11/21/17 – There’s good news for thousands of USPS customers and others who were tricked into using Western Union to send money to scammers. The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that fraud victims who used Western Union from Jan. 1, 2004-Jan. 19, 2017, to send money may be eligible to receive compensation. […]