The Hatch Act prohibits USPS and other federal employees from engaging in political activity in the workplace. USPS News Link – 9/17/19 – The 2020 presidential primary season is around the corner, and so USPS is reminding employees to follow the rules established under the Hatch Act. The Hatch Act is a law that prohibits postal and […]
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — Police in Helena-West Helena are following leads and vow to make an arrest in Monday’s armed robbery of a bank and attempted robbery of a post office. Now, new evidence is emerging. When the gunman wearing a “Scream” mask entered the post office lobby, employees went into a safe area, allegedly abandoning customer […]
Sept. 12, 2019 — ABC 7 was on the scene of the first of multiple arrests in a wide-ranging drug bust that involved the Amarillo Police Department, US Postal Service Inspectors and the Drug Enforcement Agency. This is exclusive video of the scene where one postal worker was taken into custody at his home in […]
DOJ – 9/12/19 – NEWARK, N.J. – Five Paterson, New Jersey, men have admitted their roles in a scheme to steal checks worth more than $300,000 from U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail collection boxes throughout New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jerry Lake-Rodriguez, 26, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi […]
SHREVEPORT, La (KTAL/KMSS) – The mailman who was murdered while working his route was honored Thursday by his fellow postal workers. The local postal union wanted to take time to remember and honor Antonio Williams. Daniel Hatchett local chapter president described Williams as a brother and part of their extended family. “We lost more than […]
NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (KGTV) – A U.S. Postal Service deliveryman was pinned against his mail van in National City Thursday when a driver having a seizure struck him, witnesses said. Surveillance video shows the sedan crash into the USPS worker as he stood at the back of his van at 2907 Highland Ave. Witnesses jumped […]
DOJ – 9/11/19 – LITTLE ROCK—A letter carrier from West Memphis was sentenced Wednesday for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy that federal authorities have charged as Operation “Money Don’t Sleep.” Hayward Cleavon Shaw, 44, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge James M. Moody. Cody Hiland, United States Attorney […]
Patriot Day Fly flags at half-staff on Sept. 11 USPS News Link – President Trump has ordered flags flown at half-staff Wednesday, Sept. 11, to honor victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. USPS facilities are required to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff this day, which is also known as Patriot Day. To fly the flag at […]
DOJ – 9/9/19 – BOSTON – A USPS employee was charged on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, in federal court in Boston with stealing approximately $7,000 in government money. Adam Lavertue, 37, of Dracut, was indicted on one count of embezzlement and theft of public money, property or records. According to the indictment, Lavertue began working […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — “Somebody pulled up in a car, turned around, a girl got out, ran up to the front steps, grabbed a 33-and-a-half-pound package and lugged it back to the car, and they threw it in and they took off.” Everett Luxton had package stolen from his front porch. Inside the stolen package […]