COLUMBUS, Ind. – Police in Columbus call it a clear case of battery. They say a mailman was essentially whipped with a dog leash after a pepper spray incident with a homeowner’s pets. But that homeowner, 54-year-old Anthony Wayne Stevens, claims he was nearly attacked first and acted in self-defense. Stevens was just back from […]
A U.S. Postal Service employee reported Saturday that a man in the 1900 block of South Lumpkin Street threatened to shoot her, Athens-Clarke County police. The mail carrier told police that she screamed when the man’s dog charged at her while delivering a package to a neighboring house, and when the man confronted her she […]
A Columbus man was arrested over the weekend and may face federal charges after he allegedly assaulted a mail carrier. Columbus Police Department Spokesman Sgt. Matt Harris says that officers responded to the initial call at 9:50 a.m. Saturday in the 3800 block of Camelot Lane. When they arrived, they found a 55-year-old mail carrier […]
Police obtained an arrest warrant for a mail carrier accused in May of fatally injuring a 10-pound Yorkshire terrier with a rock, shattering his skull and inflicting a severe spinal cord injury. The postal worker, who faces a felony animal cruelty charge, has been on paid leave since the May 17 incident in Meadowbrook. The […]
Kilgore, Tx (KETK) — Wagon Wheel Road resident Joanie Wheeler says her and her neighbors are having a difficult time with mail delivery. “We don’t get mail due to an aggressive dog situation..they won’t deliver mail out here.” Joanie and Jeff Wheeler are just one frustrated family out of several. But, USPS Spokesman McKinney Boyd […]
A smelly confrontation can sink a press conference. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was to stage a demonstration in Cleveland today on how mail carriers can ward off dog attacks, as part of its National Dog Bite Prevention Week. But as ideastream’s Brian Bull reports, the star got literally skunked the night before. USPS spokesman, […]
Postal Service Releases Top Dog Attack City Rankings National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 18-24 WASHINGTON , May 14, 2014 – As a prelude to a news conference tomorrow to kick-off National Dog Bite Prevention Week, the U.S. Postal Service released its top 30 dog attack city rankings and offered tips to reduce dog attacks […]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The mail is delivered come rain or snow, but a dog is halting deliveries for about a dozen homes in Cedar Rapids. The mail carrier assigned to that block feels threatened. A spokesman with the Postal Service said officials have no other choice but to stop mail delivery for the safety […]
WICHITA, Kan.– The number of animal attacks on U.S. Postal Service mail carriers rose to 27 in Wichita. There were 23 in 2012 and 15 in 2011.
We now know the identity of a mail carrier mauled by an aggressive pit bull Thursday. Richard Oberlin, 45, of Xenia is in good condition at Miami Valley Hospital according to Dayton police.