Maryland letter carrier charged with stealing coins worth $2900 from the mail

1/24/2020 Officers from the 3rd District have arrested and charged Lorenzo E. Pugh, age 32, of the 5800 block of Cherrywood Lane in Greenbelt, with theft offenses related to Pugh stealing mailed property while working as a United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier in Silver Spring. On January 2, 3rd District officers responded to […]

Tacoma postal worker pleads guilty to mail theft, ID theft, stealing $267K in benefits

Former postal worker also admits embezzling from the mail 1/22/2020 – Seattle –A 39-year-old Tacoma resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and embezzlement of mail by a postal employee.  ILIGANOA THERESA LAUOFO illegally collected more than $267,000 over the course of a fraud scheme that […]

Abrupt replacement of mailman met with protests from residents in one New York neighborhood

1/9/2020 The abrupt replacement of mailman Bill McInerney has been met with protests from neighbors in Hamilton Beach and parts of Old Howard Beach. In just a year, he had gotten to know the residents personally and rarely missed a day. Hamilton Beach is passionate about its postman. Bill McInerney had been delivering the mail […]

2 Men Sought in Robbery of Inglewood CA Letter Carrier; $50K Reward Offered

1/2/2020 Two men are being sought in connection with the robbery of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Inglewood the day after Christmas. The incident occurred about 4 p.m. on Dec. 26 in the 800 block of South Larch Street, according to a news release from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. It was unclear […]

After a busy holiday season, letter carriers can finally catch their breath

12/27/2019 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Things are returning to normal for the postal service after the big holiday rush. On Friday – we caught up with letter carrier Gary McGaha. He’s been doing the job for 17 years. He told us it seems like every holiday season, it gets busier. The postal service in […]

Chicago Postal Worker Battles Would-Be Thieves Trying To Take Packages

12/26/2019 CHICAGO (CBS) — A South Side postal worker likely saved some people’s Christmases when he took down two suspected package thieves. And his quick actions were all caught on camera. CBS 2’s Steven Graves has the video you’ll see only on CBS 2. The cameras first catch two people sprinting near the corner of […]