Chico Man Sentenced to over 3 Years in Prison for 10 Burglaries of Post Offices

11/11/2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Chico man was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for burglaries of post offices in Butte, Glenn, Shasta, Sutter and Tehama counties, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. On Aug. 4, Jeremy Elguez, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and admitted to burglarizing 10 U.S. […]

Santa Fe New Mexico post office closed after worker contracts coronavirus

U.S. Postal Service officials confirmed Friday a worker at Santa Fe’s downtown post office on South Federal Place has tested positive for the new coronavirus, which has shut down commercial operations and diverted mail pickup from the office at DeVargas Center. “We believe the risk is low for employees who work at the Santa Fe […]

St. Louis Man sentenced for robbing Post Office at gunpoint, assaulting postal worker

1/16/2020 St. Louis, MO –Dywane Upchurch, 39, of St. Louis, MO, was sentenced to 60 months for his role in robbing the Richmond Heights Post Office and assaulting a Postal employee while committing robbery.  Upchurch appeared in federal court today before United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry. According to court documents, on December 6, […]

Column: USPS is America’s most popular government agency. Why does Trump hate it?

It’s time once again to stand up for the most popular government agency of all, the one that curiously has come under the most consistent attack by the Trump administration and its congressional henchpersons. We’re talking about the U.S. Postal Service. According to a survey last year by the Pew Research Center, 90% of the […]

USPS Offering $10,000 Reward for Burglary of Multiple Post Offices in Texas and Louisiana

12/27/2019 The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) who burglarized multiple Post Offices in southeast Texas and Louisiana. The burglaries occurred on or around December 23, 2019, through December 26, 2019. The following Post Offices were burglarized: BRONSON […]

California Man Indicted for Stealing Mail Truck from Mojave CA Post Office

12/5/2019 FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Ryan James Taylor, 34, of Oxnard, charging him with burglary of a U.S. Post Office, mail theft, and theft of government property, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, on Aug. 26, 2018, Taylor forcibly broke into the Mojave Post […]

USPS: Postal facilities must fly POW-MIA flag year-round under new federal law

12/5/2019 Postal Service facilities are required to fly the POW-MIA flag year-round under a new federal law. The law, which took effect in November, requires prominent federal buildings, national war memorials and Post Offices to fly the flag every day that the U.S. flag is flown. Although the law only requires Post Offices to fly […]

Nearly 300 Amazon Packages Stolen From Northern California Post Office

12/2/2019 AMADOR COUNTY (CBS13) — The Amador County Sheriff’s office says 297 parcels were stolen from behind the Pioneer Post Office. Deputies responded to the post office Monday where the Post Master informed them the packages were stolen from four pallets that were left behind the building. The merchandise was from Amazon, according to the […]