11/3017 PETERSBURG, Va. – A Petersburg mail carrier is facing charges after the Inspector General confirms his personal vehicle was repossessed with several hundred of pieces of mail inside.

Some of that mail included hundreds of pieces of first class mail, advertisement mail, and Social Security checks of Petersburg residents, according to the Inspector General confirms.

The mail was discovered inside of the repossessed vehicle that ended up in Covington, Virginia.

The several hundred pieces of mail were from August and September of this year. It has since been returned to the area.

source: Petersburg mail carrier charged after car repossessed with hundreds of pieces of mail inside