1/1/2021 Federal investigators say letter carriers across the country have been robbed at gunpoint, but the number of cases in Albuquerque is extremely high and alarming. “Between mid-October and this week there have been a reported eight armed robberies of letter carriers,” said Postal Inspector Brook Robinson. Federal investigators are releasing photos of cars they […]
12/31/2020 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Cecilia Ann Gillespie, 31, of Albuquerque, was charged in federal court on Dec. 30 with robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, mail theft and conspiracy to defraud the United States. A detention hearing is scheduled for Jan. 4. On Oct. 13, a United States Postal Service (USPS) letter […]
12/30/2020 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – A Fayetteville mom said security video shows packages were stolen from her porch by a United States Postal Service mail carrier. Darlene Simpson said she has been trying to get the incident resolved since Dec. 9. The video shows a USPS employee walking up to the porch to deliver mail, […]
It is with deep sorrow that the NALC shares the loss of an additional six active letter carriers and one retiree who have succumbed to coronavirus. Jeff Jameson of Branch 458, Oklahoma City, OK, passed away on December 11, 2020. Brother Jameson began his career in 2004. Jeff is survived by his wife Christy and […]
A Wayne County man is facing multiple charges after being accused of threatening a mail carrier on Christmas Eve. Jamie Dailey, 50, of Norman Spradlin Road, was arrested and charged with second-degree Terroristic Threatening, obstructing governmental operations and menacing. Last Thursday afternoon, the 911 Communications Center dispatched Wayne County Deputy Jerry Coffey to the Green […]
12/14/2020 SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Tanner Brown, 24, of Sharon Springs, New York, has been charged by indictment with one felony count of detaining and delaying U.S. mail, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi, United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG), Northeast Area Field […]
12/5/2020 CHICAGO (CBS) — As COVID-19 continues to claim lives, one north suburban community on Saturday honored a letter carrier who lost his battle against the virus. Victor Fajardo was a letter carrier for more than 20 years. Neighbors in Deerfield found out he began treatment for COVID back in October, ended up on a […]
12/3/2020 The United States Postal Inspection Service Asks For Assistance in Identifying Assailant Who Robbed and Shot at a USPS Letter Carrier Memphis, TN – The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is asking for assistance in identifying the individual suspected of robbing and assaulting a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier at gunpoint near 1597 Humber Street, […]
11/27/2020 It’s ‘Priority Yule’ as Post Offices gear up for the holiday rush Households should not be alarmed if they hear postal mail carriers delivering as early as 5:00 a.m., starting the Friday after Thanksgiving. The clatter and jangle so familiar this time of year is just your letter carrier getting an early start on […]
11/25/2020 St. Petersburg, FL – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-FL) sent a letter to Postmaster Louis DeJoy asking for the United States Postal Service to provide reflective gear and flashlights to protect letter carriers working nighttime hours. As the added workload of the pandemic has forced more workers to continue their deliveries long after nightfall, […]