United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Faulkton, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Obstruction of Correspondence and Delay or Destruction of Mail. Kenneth Jones, age 60, was indicted on September 10, 2019. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on November 14, 2019, and pled […]
11/8/19 BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring responsible for smuggling over 20 kilograms of cocaine into central Massachusetts. Erick Cruz, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 34 months in prison and three years of […]
The federal district court in Washington D.C. today issued a decision dismissing NALC’s lawsuit that sought to halt the Consolidated Casing Initiative. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg concluded that the court lacked jurisdiction to issue the preliminary injunction that NALC requested, which would have halted the Initiative pending the outcome of the national-level arbitration. […]
National Arbitrator Shyam Das has issued his award in a national interpretive dispute involving the memorandum of understanding regarding the consolidation of NALC pay levels. The memorandum, which went into effect on November 24, 2018, elevated all Grade 1 letter carriers to the former Grade 2. Arbitrator Das recognized that the memorandum “provided Carriers with […]
A gunman and a getaway driver are being sought after a letter carrier was robbed of some mail he was carrying, federal officials said. Postal officials Tuesday released information about the robbery and surveillance images of the car believed to be used during the crime. A man wearing dark clothes, white gloves and a hoodie […]
300,000 Zebra TC77 touch computers will optimize delivery network with real-time visibility for letter carriers LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, today announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS) awarded the Company an […]
A ticked-off driver pulled a loaded, stolen gun on a car — only to discover that it was full of plainclothes cops, a high-ranking police source said Sunday. Glenn Grays allegedly pointed the .45-caliber gun out his window after cutting off the car carrying undercover detectives from the Brooklyn North Gang Unit on the westbound […]
BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — U.S. Postal workers versus aggressive dogs. Mail carriers here in Buffalo have created a dog bite prevention program they’re hoping goes national. This comes as a local family fights to keep their pit bull alive after he bit a delivery person. Some people post ‘beware of dog’ signs on their […]
OAKLAND, CA — Edgardo Tablan thinks he may have walked around the world without ever leaving his neighborhood. If he had a Fitbit, he might discover that he had logged enough steps to circle the globe more than once. And he’s not about to stop walking now even after he makes his last delivery on […]
CHICAGO — Police are investigating after a toddler was found alone by neighbors and a postal worker on her South Shore route. The postal worker was on her route in the 7400 block of South Clyde Avenue Monday afternoon when she saw the boy. The boy was found with just his underwear on, postal worker […]