Posted on Oct 25, 2023
USPS touts crackdown on postal crime, carrier robberies, with hundreds of arrests
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With mail theft and postal carrier robberies up, law enforcement officials have made more than 600 arrests since May in a crackdown launched to address crime that includes carriers being accosted at gunpoint for their antiquated universal keys, the Postal Service announced Wednesday.
Criminals are both stealing mail and targeting carriers' so-called “arrow keys” to get access to mailboxes.
“We will continue to turn up the pressure and put potential perpetrators on notice: If you’re attacking postal employees, if you steal the mail or commit other postal crimes, postal inspectors will bring you to justice,” Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale told reporters on Wednesday.
Criminals are both stealing mail and targeting carriers' so-called “arrow keys” to get access to mailboxes.
“We will continue to turn up the pressure and put potential perpetrators on notice: If you’re attacking postal employees, if you steal the mail or commit other postal crimes, postal inspectors will bring you to justice,” Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale told reporters on Wednesday.
USPS touts crackdown on postal crime, carrier robberies, with hundreds of arrests
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel The Postal Service now requires you to present a photo ID at a Post Office to change your address!
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As a Postal Service Mail Handler Retiree (30yrs service) I know our Mail Carriers are at risk. The route have no protection. The general public has a right to be watchful and if possible snap a photo and report it to the FBI. The heavy season is aproaching. Thank You , PO1 William Chip Hayden
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One. The Postal Service does have their own Police Force. It called the Postal Police. Their main job is security of Postal Buildings and patrols. They also show up if there is altercations between employees. The Postal Inspectors were created by Benjamin Franklin for security of the mail. It is the oldest law enforcement agency. They have multiple teams that specialize in different areas. They focus on outside the Postal Service for the protection of the mail and employees. The Postal Service also has the OIG which also has law enforcement agents. These agents are mainly internal agents protecting the mail from employees committing crimes.
I spent 10 years as a carrier and got threatened once by a guy as I was putting mail in a cluster box. I closed up the box and drove down the street and called and reported it to my boss. My wife at the time became a Postal Inspector and we relocated so I became a custodian and retired after 24 years.
I spent 10 years as a carrier and got threatened once by a guy as I was putting mail in a cluster box. I closed up the box and drove down the street and called and reported it to my boss. My wife at the time became a Postal Inspector and we relocated so I became a custodian and retired after 24 years.
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