OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – An Omaha mail carrier was attacked by a dog Friday afternoon. The postal worker said she used her mailbag to try and defend herself at South 15th and J streets around 3:15 p.m. The dog’s teeth locked onto her can of mace, which ended up hurting the woman. WOWT
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A longtime United States Postal Service worker is accused of stealing mail from his route for years. Investigators said they found several hundred pieces of mail, dating back two years, in Victor Sanchez’s garage after receiving a tip earlier this month he was destroying stolen mail. Sanchez, 48, was a rural letter […]
MESA, AZ. – A former east Mesa postal worker now faces federal criminal charges for allegedly stealing the mail he was supposed to deliver. Jacob Brannon, 34, worked postal routes out of the Mountain View Post Office at Lindsay Road and University Drive between September of 2014 and August of 2015. He posted on Facebook […]
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Mail carriers are fighting for their safety as officials with the City of Dallas continue to struggle to find answers to the stray dog problem. The Dallas Postmaster and letter carriers will go before the Dallas City Council this afternoon to address the risks they face on the job every day. They say their […]
APWU news – 05/25/2016 – After nearly a year of procedural wrangling, 10 days of testimony and more than 140 exhibits, the National Labor Relations Board hearing on charges that the Postal Service illegally subcontracted work to Staples ended on May 24. Region 5 of the NLRB issued a complaint against the Postal Service on June 26, […]
DENVER (CBS4)– A man charged in connection with blowing up a Postal Service mailbox in Arvada is scheduled to appear in federal court on Tuesday. According to the arrest affidavit, John Henry Bowman, 45, admitted to blowing up a mailbox located in a parking lot on the 9500 block of Ralston Road with a pipe […]
FOX10 News | WALA via PEN MOBILE, AL (WALA) – Mobile Police confirm Tiffany Dixon has been arrested after surveillance video shows a woman stealing a package off a West Mobile porch in broad daylight. Police say they’ve turned the case over to the Post Master General. It happened in the Charleston Oaks community in […]
All too often we warn you about scams by speaking to victims who have lost hundreds. But tonight, thanks to the prodding of a local postal worker this warning doesn’t come at a cost. The teller cared enough to speak up and stopped a scam in its tracks. In addition to the everyday questions you […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) – 5/23/16 – A card-skimming scam is tricking victims at gas pumps. And now police say the thieves are using stolen information to buy postage stamps. According to Fresno Police, a Kwik Serve at Shaw and West Avenues and a Shell station near Figarden Drive and Bullard Avenue were card skimming targets. […]
Lincoln, NE (KOLN) — It was just over a week ago that Lincoln Police found Tina Jensen and Norma Voges’ bodies in a Lincoln home. The shock of that day has yet to wear off for their friends and family. “It’s just hard not to have her there, not to communicate, not to see her smile, […]