OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A U.S. Postal worker said he was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon. The alleged robbery occurred in the 4300 block of South Barnes Avenue. The mailman told Oklahoma City police that a man came up behind him and struck him with a gun, knocking him to the ground. He said the […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque mother, whose baby was murdered by his father, wanted something special to remember her son. But, the keepsake she ordered to hold his ashes was stolen. Not during a car or home break-in, in this case, it appears the thief may have pulled a fast one on the postal […]
EXPOSITION PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A driver was injured after a big rig hauling mail careened off the side of the 110 Freeway in Exposition Park and crashed onto the roadway below, sending hundreds of packages onto the street Monday evening. Firefighters rescued the driver of the U.S. Postal Service semitractor-trailer when they responded […]
Can the virus survive on a package long enough to get you sick? MINNEAPOLIS — So far, 17 people have died from the Coronavirus in China. Here in the U.S. there haven’t been any deaths from the virus. But one case of the illness has been confirmed in Seattle and another possible case is being […]
A community gathered Sunday for an El Cerrito mail carrier hit and killed while biking. A postal worker of about 25 years, 56-year-old Kevin Wilson was killed in a hit-and-run accident while biking on Martin Luther King Day. After more than two decades on route in El Cerrito, neighbors say Wilson had become a part […]
Customers should be cautious about a new text message phishing scam that at first glance looks to be about a FedEx package delivery, the company said. Some people around the country have received a text message that appears to show a “tracking code” from the package delivery company and prompts the user to enter their […]
1/16/2020 KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Investigators in Allegan County said they’re waiting for lab reports before determining if the driver of a pickup who slammed into a postal carrier truck will face charges. The postal carrier in the vehicle was killed after police say her truck overturned in a ditch and caught fire. Since the crash, […]
1/14/2020 GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO News)– On Monday evening Pedro Mendoza was on his regular mail route when he noticed a frightening scene: a man threating a woman and her baby outside of her home off of W. Ute Avenue. “He was saying, ‘I’m going to kill you and your baby and I’m going to […]
SAN ANGELO, TX – A San Angelo mailman was injured when his postal van was rear-ended Monday afternoon in west San Angelo. According to San Angelo Police Department Traffic Division investigating officer Younts, the mail van was parked on the side of the road in the 2500 block of Van Buren St. Watch video from the […]
CHICAGO (CBS) – For weeks, there were constant ripoffs from mailboxes in the West Loop. Residents just couldn’t figure out how thieves were getting in. Now, a woman is behind bars, facing federal charges. Thanks to a traffic stop by Chicago police, CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reports. For those living in the West Loop the […]