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 […]
This case is the latest proceeding to raise a long-debated question: What, exactly, is the lawful role of Postal Police Officers (“PPOs”) employed by the United States Postal Service?USPS recently declared that PPOs may exercise law-enforcement functions only when they are protecting Postal Service real estate. Plaintiff Postal Police Officers Association (“PPOA” or “the Union”) […]
of her daughter, who is a letter carrier in the Milwaukee metropolitan area O n September 29, 2020, about a month after postal police were instructed to stop patrols, a letter carrier in Milwaukee was robbed at approximately 2:30 pm, a crime for which the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of $ […]
The Postal Police Officers Association filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Monday alleging “the U.S. mail and postal personnel are receiving less protection” and are “in increased danger” as a result of new orders, marking the latest in a string of changes implemented by DeJoy that have […]
The United States Postal Service changed its 911 policy at the Oakland mail processing facility after an NBC Bay Area investigation exposed the rules that may have caused critical delays in a life and death situation. Vicky Nguyen reports in a story that aired February 25, 2015 USPS EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT/CALLING-911 policy 1/5/2015 – In […]
A recent upfit Duggan Vehicle Equipment, an automotive customizing company, performed on a brand new Dodge Charger for the U.S. Postal Police in Boston, Massachusetts.
A 57-year-old retired postal cop, in the throes of road rage, chased and aimed his gun at a motorist along Route 440 for not letting him pass on a left turn, according to Bayonne police. Oscar Elijah, of Bayonne, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, […]
As reported earlier on Chicago Postal Workers Demonstrate Against USPS Partnership With Staplesthe article noted the presence of USPS Communications specialist Mark Reynolds. Now a video [thanks to APWU member Rich Shelley via 21st Century Postal Worker] shows Postal Police at the Staples protest. Postal Police at a Staples store??? A $62,000+ a year USPS Communications […]