Postal worker failed to get package signed
A Bakersfield man serving in the US Navy had sent a box home that was filled with personal items, but according to his family the package was never received.
Justin Blake Odle has served in the Navy for 6 months and was preparing to move to a different base.
“I sent my stuff home through the post office and had it insured so it would have to be signed for before it was delivered,” said Odle.
But apparently the mail carrier had left the box at the front door, without getting a signature, while no one was home.
Odle’s mom was expecting the package and had no idea it had been left at her front door until she checked the tracking number, which said the package has been delivered.
Karen Odle immediately called the post office to find out what happened. That’s when she learned the mail carrier had dropped off the package while no one was home.
“A supervisor told me that the carrier left the package at my door, then realized it needed a signature. So instead of going back to get the package he just forged a signature to cover the paperwork,” said Odle.
BTW, postal “insurance” is the biggest joke since certified mail. If it MUST get there, spend the extra $10 for registered mail. Pulling shredded “certified mail” out of mail sorting machines is part of what I do for a living (It is the same mail path as ordinary 46 cent first-class mail). “insured” is just another hoax, try to collect, LOL!
to 1st Cav, USPS is the ONLY service that will hold your valuable shipment at the P.O. for pickup. My disclaimer, I work for the “___holes”. To the crux, my nephew just lost a computer delivered to his door, from Amazon, by USPS. Delivery confirmation doesn’t stop a criminal of opportunity from lifting your stuff. BTW, do you work for Paul Ryan’s wife (UPS lobbyist), Darrell Issa (R-Congressman sworn to destroy the P.O.) or Fedex? Also, we had “death panels” here in Arizona about 4 yr. ago. Guess what? It was Gov. Brewer and her Republican cronies that killed people (yes, people died) when they cut off indigent HC benefits. Really sad for the state that was the FIRST (within living memory) to introduce the “model” for other states to follow.
should have used UPS or FDX……will know better next time. just wait until you go to the hospital and get some of that obammycare surgery lol. that is if you get past the death panels.
I know a guy here in Pittsburgh that was fired for forging signatures on a 3849 and return receipts. He lost 23 years of service, pension, etc.
Wanna bet that this is yet another CCA scared outta their minds to rush, rush, rush by the usual USPS tyrannical mgmt. ?
It is unfortunately a part of the business that sometimes packages don’t arrive, or on time. As a 29 year career letter carrier, I’d say 99% of the parcels I’ve delivered were handled and delivered without incident. However, there are some parcels that are endorsed “leave at address if no response” and unless we have prior requests to leave notices, we deliver them.
However, when a package, letter or Express Mail that requires a signature gets lost, there are very few possibilities to the fate of that piece of mail. Either it was lost in transit, for example from its office of origin to the customer’s address, which often means moving that parcel through several facilities as it makes its way to its intended destination, or it was just plain mishandled, either deliberately or by accident.
It is very hard to defend this incident. I’ve seen it happen before with certified mail that required signatures, with a carrier forging the customer’s names thinking he was doing them a favor and saving them a trip to the PO. He very nearly lost his job, and it’s probably because he didn’t do it with bad intent that saved him. However, forging signatures is wrong. Some insured mail does not require a signature, however, but apparently this package did require a signature. The carrier may have thought they were doing the customer a favor, or were too lazy to attempt it at the customer’s door.
Supervisors must be vigilant and remind their craft people that forging signatures can mean removal. We have had quite a few newbies coming in, especially on the rural side, and frankly, some of them just aren’t very bright. Local management is terrible at training its craft, leaving it up to the other carriers to help new people out because as in our office, the supervisors never carried mail, except for a rural supervisor.
The overall quality of service declines not just because it’s the USPS – it’s endemic in all industry. Just look at the astonishing number of people who can’t count change at Wal-Mart or McDonald’s or make decisions that they can’t find on their smart phones. It has to be laid out for them or they can’t figure it out. This is what happens with society becoming more and more automated. When the people making these smart devices in a few years turn out not to be smart enough on their own, we will be in a royal mess.