GREAT FALLS – Deputy Brandt Olsen of the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office was honored on Wednesday for his hard work and dedication. Olsen received an award from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for his work in a recent mail theft case. The Postal Inspection Service protects the mail service, its employees, and customers from illegal […]
TRI-CITIES, TN (WJHL) – The Tennessee District of the U.S. Postal Service is a hotbed for mail complaints, according to Office of Inspector General records. Federal records show special agents substantiated some of those complaints locally, suspending, firing and prosecuting employees for mistreating, delaying and even stealing mail. Our review of OIG records from January […]
The U.S. Coast Guard maneuvers a survey boat in Eureka, MO, after major flooding affected much of the Midwest and USPS operations. USPS News Link – The Postal Service is continuing to move mail in the Midwest and South despite major flooding and storms this week. Several Post Offices in Illinois and Missouri have suspended […]
OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, 2017 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Older Americans are our Nation’s memory. Some of today’s grandparents and great-grandparents were born during the Great Depression, lived through the Second World War, witnessed the rise and fall of Communism, fought in […]
El Paso, TX, Letter Carrier Nathaniel Andrade USPS News Link – Postal Service employees were quick to respond in several instances recently where customers needed a helping hand. Letter Carrier Nathaniel Andrade had just delivered mail to an El Paso, TX, apartment complex when a resident fell near the cluster box unit. Andrade helped the […]
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MALCOLM HAYNES, also known as “Black,” 26, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 90 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing armed robberies of the Allingtown Post […]
STOCKTON (CBS13) – Six months after CBS13 exposed how easy it is for anyone to re-route your mail, the U.S. Postal Service has yet to announce a fix. Rep. Jerry McNerney is now calling for a federal oversight hearing, forcing the head of the Chief Postal Inspector to testify. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) is now […]
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – Some residents in the Mallard Creek area say they are going days without mail delivery and are missing packages. “It’s gone as long as a week where I did not get any mail at all. I would literally go to the mailbox and it was completely empty,” said Christina Roth. She […]
5/3/17 – Gregory Allen Rathkey, age 38, of Aurora was recently sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman to 39 months in federal prison. Rathkey was sentenced for conspiracy to steal mail, possession of a counterfeit postal service “arrow” key, unauthorized use of a credit card and aggravated identity theft. Upon his release […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Debby Peterson’s parents found themselves in a sticky situation when they tried to mail a letter near 29th and California. “There’s a sticky board in the mail slot so the next person could come along and take her bills out. My mom is afraid to put anything in a mailbox now,” […]