A United States Postal Service mailbox was vandalized and mail inside stolen today in Lehigh Township in what police say is a ongoing problem in the Lehigh Valley. Police were summoned about 9:50 a.m. to the Cherryville Post Office, 680 Blue Mountain Drive, authorities say. Police said they believe the crime happened sometime overnight outside the post office. The U.S. postal […]
ALHAMBRA, Calif. (KABC) –Two mailboxes in front of an Alhambra post office were unhinged and stolen early Thursday morning, U.S. Postal Service officials said. The boxes, located at Benito Avenue and Valley Boulevard, were immediately replaced. But the federal crime caused some concern among postal customers.
Let me share a piece of advice designed to protect you from losing money — or worse, having your identity stolen. My advice: Stop dropping your outgoing mail in those blue postal collection boxes placed outside post offices and in shopping centers or office parks.
Update 6/4/14: Phoenix Post Office officials say a stolen mailbox has been found not far from where it went missing. The United States Postal Service says the blue collection box was stolen Friday night or early Saturday and a $10,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. […]
The U.S. Postal Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information in an explosion at the post office in Woodacre. The incident occurred at about 3 a.m. Sunday, when residents reported numerous explosions near the post office on Sir Geronimo Valley Drive. Authorities determined that someone set off explosives in a blue […]
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A West Louisville woman said she’s concerned more people have lost money than the U.S. Post Office is letting on after someone stole a postal box. The heist happened overnight March 1. Sandra Fant, who owns The Liquor Store on West Broadway, said dropped her mail in the box that night […]
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player WICHITA, Kan. -Misty White is upset her mother is out $550. She wants to warn others. “I’m so upset,” White says. “I’ve had a headache all day.” White’s mom thought she was paying her rent with a money order. She dropped the envelope in one of two big blue mail […]
RAVENSDALE, Wash. — The King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating mail thefts in a rural part of the county, a spokeswoman said Monday. Two drive-up mailboxes were pried open and emptied sometime on or around December 16th, said sheriff’s office spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West. A passer-by spotted the open mailboxes around 3:30 a.m. that day […]
YAKIMA, Wash. — An unusual crime was reported in Yakima and it effects the whole neighborhood along 38th Avenue. Yakima police say a U.S. postal drop box was ripped off the sidewalk. Hundreds of holiday cards, bills and personal information stolen from street corner. “When did you notice that the mail box was gone?”, asked […]
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player HOUSTON – Stuffed and overflowing mailboxes at Houston area post offices have customers concerned the postal service is putting their mail and personal information at risk. Mail was practically spilling out of the blue mailboxes outside of the Julius Melcher Post Office on Timmons when we stopped by and […]