Anchorage, Alaska – 2/21/19 – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Shaun Pete Snyder, 34, of Kotzebue, has been indicted in federal court for drug trafficking charges. The indictment charges Snyder with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and illegal use of […]
CHICAGO (CBS) — The 2 Investigators tackle many topics, but this one’s a doozy, and begins with a riddle. Who can declare someone dead? A doctor, perhaps a nurse. Well here’s a new one: the post office. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker introduces us to a woman “killed off” by a single piece of mail. “I’m […]
The Postal Inspection Service will use this image on social media and elsewhere to promote its latest job openings. USPS News Link – There’s another chance to protect and serve. The Postal Service will accept applications for Postal Police officers from Tuesday, Feb. 19, through Monday, Feb. 25. Only members of the general public and […]
A road sign welcomes travelers to the nation’s 22nd state, Alabama. USPS News Link – 2/19/19 – To help mark the release of the Alabama Statehood Forever stamp this week, here are five facts about the state known as the “Heart of Dixie.” 1. Alabama pioneered two holidays. The first Mardi Gras in America was not […]
WARREN, Mich. (WXYZ) — Thousands of pieces of mail went undelivered in Macomb County, but according to investigators, it wasn’t discovered until an exterminator sounded the alarm. Tiara Vann has worked at the Warren Post Office for more than two years. According to an investigator with the Inspector General’s Office, she admitted to keeping mail […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — They say every cloud has a silver lining, but one Columbus man is still looking for his. Gil Brano is missing more than $1,000 worth of silver somewhere in the United States Postal Service system, and after getting nowhere in trying to track it down, he decided, he better call Jackson. […]
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes Task Force along with the United States Postal Inspectors Service announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Armed Robbery (Knife) offense that occurred in the 2800 Block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast, on Thursday, July 5, 2018. At approximately 2:35 pm, the suspect approached a mail carrier […]
SAN ANTONIO – Caught on camera, a paramedic said the mailman pepper sprayed his dog while he was out on the job. “I get angry every time I see it,” Will Charles said. Charles said the video speaks for itself. “He starts walking toward the dog, toward the gate, there’s no need for this,” Charles […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Some Albuquerque neighbors want a permanent fix after their mailboxes were vandalized yet again. The mailbox cluster on Schumacher Street near Unser and Ladera was broken into sometime Thursday night or early Friday morning. Someone pried open the boxes and stole the mail inside. Neighbors say someone broke into the mailbox […]
The Cactus Flowers stamps feature images of 10 cacti, flowering perennial succulents that are abundant in the Southwest and other parts of the world. USPS News Link – 2/15/19 – Post Offices across the nation will soon be blooming with Cactus Flowers. The organization’s newest stamps celebrate the beauty of cacti, flowering perennial succulents that […]