St. Louis Mail Handler Sentenced for Stealing Medication Parcels for His Own Personal Use St. Louis, MO – Aaron Hiner, 55, Ferguson, MO, was sentenced to a five year term of probation and six months home confinement for stealing prescription medicine from the United States Mail. Hiner appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Henry A. […]
The Postal Service is establishing interim measures more specific to the COVID-19 outbreak to be taken by management and employees based upon the presence or absence of COVID-19 cases in the immediate community and among employees or their families. The mitigation measures are based on current advice from CDC and other responsible federal agencies in […]
The U.S. Postal Service continues to have a temporary suspension of the guarantee on Priority Mail Express International destined for China and Hong Kong, which has been effective since Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, due to widespread airline cancellations and restrictions into this area. In addition, customers may see delays in mail and packages destined to […]
A United States Postal Service employee in Federal Way has tested positive for COVID-19, or the 2019 novel coronavirus. The latest case is a woman who works at a package sorting facility, according to the USPS. USPS said the woman would have some contact with other employees in the work environment, but no contact with […]
1/30/2020 NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County man was arrested today for bribing a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee to steal check books, credit cards, and electronics from the mail, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jabre Beauvoir, 21, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of bribery and one count of […]
1/29/2020 HOUSTON – A 33-year-old resident of Houston has been charged with five counts of theft of public money and five counts of issuing postal money orders without receiving payment, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. mail theft Tranese Nicole Mitchell is set to appear before U.S. District Judge Dena H. Palermo this afternoon. A […]
1/28/2020 Kimberly A. Kirchner, 37, Atlanta, Kan., is charged with embezzling funds from the U.S. Postal Service while she was an employee. The crime is alleged to have occurred during a period from Sept. 23, 2019, to Jan. 3, 2020, in Cowley County, Kan. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in federal […]
(Ohio County, Ind.) – Two people were injured in a head-on crash on State Road 56. Ohio County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a three-vehicle accident on Friday around 2:46 p.m. Deputies say Jacob Messang, 29, of Patriot, was traveling southbound on 56 when he attempted to pass a semi-truck. As Messang went to pass the […]
The Postal Service is committed to cultivating a positive and safe work environment that’s free of threats, intimidation, bullying and violence for all employees. To help fulfill this commitment, a threat assessment team is available to respond to threats, assaults and potential violence at all USPS locations. These teams are located at district and area […]
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 […]