Postal inspectors gathered evidence from the scene and surrounding areas. This badge was part of the disguise when one of the criminals impersonated a police officer to divert traffic and ambush the mail truck. On August 14, 1962, a police officer directed a mail truck on a Massachusetts highway to make a detour. The mail […]
U.S. Census Bureau – Sunday, July 5th. The month of July has put its stamp on U.S. Postal Service history. In early July 1847, the first Post Office-issued stamps went on sale.. Before then, there were no uniform stamps — a haphazard system of private postal services around the country had issued their own. Less exaltedly, […]
July 03, 2015 – SPRINGFIELD TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) A Springfield Mail Carrier was hospitalized following a rollover accident Friday morning. The accident occurred on New Chapel Rd one mile from 5th Ave just before 11:00am. The accident is still under investigation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol but what we understand so far is that […]
MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – July 02, 2015 – Stolen packages from a stoop or front porch are usually a big deal around the holidays when those gifts start arriving, but Minneapolis police have found it to be an issue even in the heart of summer. Minneapolis police are warning the public that sometimes the thieves can […]
ROCKLEDGE, Fla. – July 02, 2015 – A Brevard County U.S. Postal Service employee was arrested Wednesday after police said he hit a 55-year-old woman in the face in a fit of road rage. The victim, who had three children in the car with her, told police that Danny Corbin, 59, followed her from Murrell […]
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) – July 01, 2015 – The U.S Postal inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50 thousand after one of its drivers was robbed early Tuesday morning. It happened around 3:30 a.m. near the postal facility on Park Avenue. A postal worker driving an 18-wheeler filled with mail had stopped […]
RICHMOND, VA — Nowadays, you can pay most of your bills online or on your smartphone, but there are still a few you have to fill out a check and stick it in your mailbox. But wait, outgoing mail in an unlocked box is an invitation for thieves. Thirty-four businesses reported compromised bank accounts within […]
HOUSTON – July 01, 2015 – The U.S. Postal Service said dogs bit more than 5,700 of its employees last year. Los Angeles led the list with 74 dog bites. Houston followed with 62 bites. San Diego, Chicago and Dallas round out the top five. In June, a dog bit a postal worker delivering mail […]
Proposed Remedy Would Restore Work to APWU Bargaining Unit APWU – July 01, 2015 In a major blow to the Postal Service’s deal with Staples, Region 5 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a complaint charging that the USPS illegally subcontracted work to the office-supply chain and ordering the agency to […]
“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat” keeps them from delivering your mail. Wednesday is National Postal Worker Day! Take a moment to thank your postal worker and let them know how much they are appreciated. Coincidentally, today is also National United State postage stamp day. KFOX 14