letter carriers delivering after dark is a ‘growing problem’ 12.19.14 Moonlight shone over Mandeville Canyon on a recent night when Christen Carter noticed something out of place: a U.S. Postal Service truck making deliveries. “Who’s getting mail at night?” said Carter, 45. An increasing number of residents both in Los Angeles and across the nation […]
Former U.S. Postal Worker and Others Sentenced for Fraudulent Income Tax Refund Scheme 12.16.14 ATLANTA, Georgia – Kenneth Campbell, a/k/a “Scrilla,” Corey Thomas, a/k/a “Lil Corey,” Adrian Bridges, Juarez Johnson, Justin Cody, a/k/a “Decatur Slim,” and Aeshia Wilmore have been sentenced for their roles in a $1 million fraudulent income tax refund scheme. “Identity theft […]
California’s Lone River-Route Postal Carrier Says “It’s No Big Deal” As Santa readies his reindeer, and U.S. postal carriers take to their feet and trucks, one person delivering the mail this holiday season will be dropping off packages by boat. Rick Stelzriede, 61, of Tracy is the only postal carrier with a river route in […]
12.14.14 Dozens of protesters picketed a local Staples office supply store today, marching through the store chanting “the U.S. mail is not for sale” and “postal Staples has got to go” to demonstrate their grievances. The store manager refused to accept a petition signed by 1,500 Portland residents concerned about privatization of their postal services. […]
The Postal Service remains vital to the American economy and to American society. Six-days a week, year-round, homes and businesses in every American town, city and county depend on the Postal Service. And the holiday season is no different. This holiday season, U.S. employees will be working seven days a week to ensure that your […]
December 8, 2014 – GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Gwinnett County resident says his mail carrier knocked his mailbox to the ground and kept going. The first thing Marvin Vinson noticed when he returned home from visiting relatives at Thanksgiving was his downed mailbox. There was no note on the door, no phone message. “You […]
USPS OIG Advisory Alert: City Carrier Management and Compensation In fiscal year (FY) 2013, the U.S. Postal Service paid $21.7 billion in carrier compensation — $15.5 billion for city carriers and $6.2 billion for rural carriers. Carriers represent about 48 percent of 491,000 career postal employees and are the largest personnel expense for the Postal […]
A Fremont, California letter carrier has been charged with stealing high-end cell phones, cell phone parts, a birthday card and a $50 gift card from the mail. Romeo Moog Talag, 56, of Hayward CA, with 16 years in the postal service, was charged on Tuesday, December 2, in U.S. District Court in Oakland. Talag is […]
New policy has USPS customers seeing red NORWAY — Some United States Postal Service customers in Paris and Norway are wondering if the postal service cares more about the safety of its drivers than that of its customers. Recently, customers on the southbound side of the road received a letter from Norway Postmaster Mike Anderson […]
Postal Employees without any fanfare go above and beyond in helping customers. People don’t realize postal employees do a lot more than just sell stamps, sort mail or deliver mail. Postal Employees are virtually the eyes and ears of many communities across America. Here are some brief stories of Postal Heroes for the month of […]