WASHINGTON — With 2020 rapidly approaching, the U.S. Postal Service today revealed several of the new Forever stamps and others to be issued next year. Since 1847, the Postal Service stamp program has celebrated the people, events and cultural milestones unique to the history of the United States. The 2020 stamp subjects continue this rich […]
CHICAGO (WLS) — A U.S. postal worker found 3-year-old boy wandering, unclothed, on her mail route in South Shore Monday afternoon, Chicago police said. The postal worker said she was approached by a resident in the 7400-block of South Clyde Avenue, who said they saw the child walking down the street without an adult and […]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A former mailman accused of performing a sexual act inside his mail truck has been found guilty of public indecency. Joseph E. Rice, 53, of Westerville, is scheduled to be sentenced on the charge on Nov. 18. The verdict against Rice was issued by a judge on Oct. 15 after Rice waived […]
Holiday Safety is Important for You and the Postal Service Prevent Slips, Trips, and Falls for the Holidays USPS Carrier, Manprit Singh, photo by USPS employee Tom Ouellette WASHINGTON — Safety should be a year-round concern. But with all the hustle and bustle to get ready for the holidays, it’s possible that safety isn’t the first […]
CANTON, Ohio — Canton police are investigating after a postal worker was robbed at gunpoint. According to the police report, it happened on Cherry Avenue around 3 p.m. Saturday. The victim said he was delivering mail when the suspect got out of a car came over to him with a gun. He then forced him […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte couple’s doorbell camera captured what appeared to be a postal worker tossing a package filled with glass ornaments up the stairs in an apartment building. Zachary Miller posted the video on Friday, and it’s since gotten a lot of attention. “I was really surprised,” Miller said. “I was actually standing […]
Memphis, TN – DOJ – 10/18/19 – After a federal jury trial, Wendy Thomas, 39, has been convicted for robbery of mail, money or other property of the United States and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the guilty verdict today. According […]
SOCASTEE, SC (WBTW) – A Socastee neighborhood is frustrated with a USPS mail carrier’s on-going behavior of tossing packages. On Thursday afternoon a doorbell camera caught the carrier tossing a package onto Billy Estes’s porch. “We need to know what’s going on at our homes when we’re not there. I mean not only for our […]
The following message from Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan was distributed to USPS employees Oct. 16, following her retirement announcement: USPS News Link – 10/17/19 – Today I am announcing my retirement from the U.S. Postal Service, effective Jan. 31, 2020. When I was appointed Postmaster General, I made a commitment to the Board of Governors […]
Halloween decorations at a home in Brentwood are stirring up some negative attention from the post office. Richard Beatty decorated his home for Halloween and one of the items includes a skeleton hanging from a gallows. Beatty says his African American male carrier told him two days ago that he finds it offensive because it […]