PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A postal worker was robbed at gunpoint while on the job in Nicetown. Philadelphia police say a doorbell camera captured the two suspects running away after the robbery. CBS Philadelphia
NALC News – 7/21/20 – In a letter dated July 16, 2020, the Postal Service informed NALC of a new delivery initiative test titled Expedited Street/Afternoon Sortation (ESAS). Rather than discuss this concept with NALC in the Joint City Delivery Task Force, USPS chose to test it unilaterally without NALC participation. USPS states the purpose […]
Tampa, Florida – 7/21/20 – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Jasmine Wynne (30, Ruskin) with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, five counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of theft of a postal key. Wynne faces up to 30 years in federal prison […]
CHICAGO (CBS) — They stood in line for hours Monday, trying to pick up their missing mail. In some cases, it’s letters and packages they’ve been waiting weeks for. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot reports, more viewers are reaching out saying they’re getting the runaround from the post office. In the past four months, CBS […]
One of Fresno’s most notorious thieves in recent memory is headed to federal prison for one year and a day. U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced Justin Deger, 28, Thursday for credit card fraud and possessing stolen mail. According to court documents, Deger broke into mailboxes at Fresno residences and stole more than 2,000 […]
USPS News Link – 7/21/20 – The Postal Service is reminding employees about a procedural change for the replenishment of flags distributed through the organization’s Burial Flag Program. Through the program, all retail Post Offices serve as a burial flag repository in accordance with Retail Operations Handbook PO-209 and Administrative Support Manual 474. Under the procedural change, which […]
LOS ANGELES – A former employee of the United States Postal Service was sentenced today to 100 months in federal prison for accepting bribes from business customers in exchange for falsely approving unpaid or underpaid bulk mail shipments, causing more than $11.7 million in total losses to his employer. Juan Enrique Caudillo, 60, of Lakewood, […]
From various media: USPS Introducing New Initiative – Expedited to Street/Afternoon Sortation (ESAS) July 2020 – The Postal Service is introducing a new initiative called Expedited to Street/Afternoon Sortation (ESAS). This program is an enhancement to the current Expedited Preferential Mail (EPM) Delivery program which reduces morning office time to allow carriers to leave for […]
ATLANTA, Ga. – 7/16/20 – Michael Terrell has pleaded guilty to forcibly assaulting a federal mail carrier, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of that crime of violence. “Terrell’s conduct is especially egregious as he showed no regard for the life of the mail carrier who was simply doing his job,” said U.S. Attorney Byung […]
NAPS Director of Legislative & Political Affairs Bob Levi talked with Rep. Peter King (R-NY) during the May 14 NAPS Chat about the creation of the Postal Preservation Caucus and how King’s tenure as past chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee taught him the vital importance of the Postal Service and what Americans can […]