Grand jury indicts St. Louis County woman accused of stealing packages from private mailboxes

ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted 40-year-old Sherri Welch on two counts of theft or receipt of stolen mail this week. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with the help of the Hazelwood Police Department, arrested Welch on Thursday. According to the indictment, on or about December 28, 2020, Welch stole a package addressed […]

Postal Police Officers Blame Mail Theft Increase on Decision to End Neighborhood Patrols

12/17/2020 A policy change could be to blame for increased mail theft across our area, a postal insider told the News4 I-Team. The head of the Postal Police Officers Association says the U.S. Postal Service removed its uniformed officers from patrols that deter those kinds of crimes, instead stationing them inside postal processing facilities. “It’s […]

Put postal workers on the list of election heroes

11/13/2020 — Cities and towns erupted with dancing in the streets after news outlets declared Joe Biden and Kamala Harris winners on Nov. 7. Among the “heroes” who defended democracy and election integrity despite withering assault by Trump and his minions are the nation’s postal workers, whom revelers spontaneously hugged and high-fived during the celebrations. […]

Clarksville TN Police Continue To Search For stolen USPS Mailbox Master Key

9/12/18 CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Police continue to search for a stolen United States Postal Service master key and one of the three suspects still on the run. Officials say Clarksville Montgomery county residents are still at risk of becoming victims but police are hoping someone knows where 29-year-old Katlin Paterson is hiding. “They’re going into these boxes and […]

Lexington NC homeowners upset over mailbox placement demands

5/9/2018 LEXINGTON, N.C. — A mail delivery nightmare has a few homeowners on Becks Church Road like Kristen Gallagher upset. The United States Postal Service carrier is passing by her house. Gallagher and her husband moved into their house in early November. She says the mailbox was already at the top of their circular driveway. “It’s been there […]