"... A teenager was charged in connection with the armed robbery of a postal worker, Billerica police announced.
The teenager, 15, of Lowell, was arrested and charged with armed robbery while masked, assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, larceny from a person and use of a firearm in a felony. ..." Source: www.masslive.com
"...The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is currently on the hunt for two suspects involved in an armed robbery of a postal worker in Augusta, Georgia, offering a substantial sum for information leading to their apprehension. This high-profile case has led the agency to announce a reward of up to $150,000 for details that can help bring the perpetrators to justice, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta. ..." Source: hoodline.com
"...A 15-year-old boy who the authorities said fatally shot a postal worker at close range in Chicago over the summer was arrested in Iowa on Monday and charged with murder, the authorities said on Tuesday.
The teenager, whose name was not released, was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Service and the Chicago Police Department in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the police said. He was extradited to Chicago ...
"...Postal Service employee who had been delivering mail at his San Francisco home, unloading an “entire magazine” at him, according to federal prosecutors. More than a year later, on July 18, a judge sentenced 38-year-old Vo Nguyen to 11 years in prison over the shooting, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced July 19.
Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article290296824.html#storylink=cpy ..." Source: www.sacbee.com
"...MOLINE, Ill. (WIFR) - The National Association of Letter Carriers held a rally Friday, June 14 in the Quad Cities calling for the passage of House Bill 7629, also known as the Protect our Letter Carriers Act.
The proposed legislation addresses the rise in violent crime committed against letter carriers on the job. Since 2020, the organization says there have been more than 2,000 attempted or actual robberies and assaults against postal workers nationwide. The legislation was introduced March 13, two weeks before the stabbing death of Jay Larson in Rockford. ..." Source: www.wifr.com
"...The suspect was identified as Ruben Baca Lopez, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Lopez is accused of targeting mail carriers on two separate occasions ...Lopez is described as a Hispanic man standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. " Source: ktla.com
"... Baraka Janvier, 18, of Lowell, is slated to be arraigned Wednesday in Nashua Court on a charge of robbery after a USPS postal carrier was brazenly held up at gunpoint on Blacksmith Way in Nashua around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Nashua Police Department. ..." Source: www.boston25news.com
"Postmaster General Louis DeJoy released the following statement regarding a recent 30-day sentence for a criminal involved in the armed robbery of a Postal Service letter carrier in San Francisco:
“It is simply unacceptable that a criminal was sentenced to a mere 30-days for threatening a letter carrier at gunpoint and stealing his personal possessions, as well as both the public's mail and packages. This sends a concerning message..." Source: usps.com
"...A rally on Sunday sought to deliver a simple message in the face of increasing violence against postal delivery workers.
The National Association of Letter Carriers held the "Enough is Enough" rally outside the Main Post Office in Minneapolis to bring attention to and demand an end to the assaults and robberies of letter carriers. ..." Source: www.cbsnews.com
"... The Postal Service announcement on Wednesday came against a backdrop of rallies by the National Association of Letter Carriers calling for better protection of carriers and harsh punishment for criminals who rob them. They’ve been held across the country in recent months, including one Tuesday in Denver and another Wednesday in Houston. ..." Source: www.wsfa.com
Article Title: Two postal workers robbed at gunpoint in two separate Jacksonville neighborhoods Snippet of Article: " ...they’ve never seen this happen before. The incident report reveals one of the postal workers was robbed at a cluster unit of mailboxes in broad daylight. ...The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office incident report had limited information, but it stated the postal worker said: “she believed if she did not cooperate she would be shot and was in fear for her life.”
Sam Shive said he spoke with the postal worker in this report and then called 911. ..."
"The trend of postal worker attacks has not stopped in Oakland. In February, a postal worker in Vallejo was robbed of their keys and several mail items in the same week that another postal worker was robbed in Oakland. As Middle Class Tax Refund checks went out in droves, OPD warned the community about the increased threat of mail theft. ..." Source: www.msn.com
"... He said the union believes this is over the person inside the home not receiving their stimulus check from her deliveries. Their mail had been stopped for about two weeks, requiring residents to pick it up instead. The measure was instituted after several notes left by Summers, urging the owners of a small dog to keep it away from her while she delivered mail..." Source: www.hawaiinewsnow.com
Postal Workers Were Already Worried About Getting Sick — Now Their Jobs Could Be on the Line, Too
"... roughly 600,000 other U.S. Postal Service employees find themselves in the unique position of facing a two-pronged crisis: trying to stay healthy on the frontlines of an unprecedented health crisis while their organization inches toward a fiscal cliff..." Source: time.com
"... postal worker was on the phone talking to her twin sister when her mail van was hijacked by the West Texas gunman, who shot and killed her.
Mary Granados, 29, was identified by the United States Postal Service..." Source: www.nydailynews.com
"... complaint states that, while in the hospital, Birt admitted to investigators that he had intentionally run into the mail truck, admitting, “Yeah, I killed that f****** useless mail carrier.”
When told that he did not actually kill her, he replied, “Well, someone should...." Source: minnesota.cbslocal.com
The suspect's family members told investigators the shooting "sounds like something (he) would do
"... Ruebusch then began firing at Casazza, prosecutors say, according to the report. Casazza heard the gun firing, then felt a warm and wet feeling in his shoulder. He was hit three times in the torso and arm, according to reports..." Source: patch.com
San Antonio man who carjacked and shot postal worker gets 20 years for crime spree
"... Sebastian told the judge that on the morning of Feb. 11, 2017, she arrived an hour earlier to a cluster of mailboxes in Spring Branch, north of San Antonio, to deliver mail when “the Holy Spirit” told her to look up. She saw a man, later identified as A’Hearn, put on a “scary mask” in preparation to rob her. The pair struggled over her cellphone, and A’Hearn shot her once in one leg, shattering her femur as the bullet went into her other leg. She had been a postal employee for more than four years. That morning was to be her last day delivering mail. She was about to start a new job with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, she said..." Source: www.expressnews.com
Officials Investigating Death of Postal Worker Found in Truck in Woodland Hills Amid Scorching Heat Wave
"...Peggy Frank of North Hills had worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 28 years and was nearing retirement. She had just returned to work for the first time in months on Friday after suffering a broken ankle ...carrier vehicles have no air conditioning..." Source: ktla.com
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