POSTAL NEWS

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Showing posts with label postal crime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label postal crime. Show all posts

5.21.2013

Postal Shooting: Killer believed his mail was being diverted to his estranged wife

Complaint outlines alleged plot to kill letter carrier

"...With a rifle, extra ammunition and lighter fluid, he hid in a treeline like a sniper to wait for the letter carrier to make her delivery. ..."  Click to Read More
Source: www.news.ruralinfo.net

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12.28.2012

Postal robbery suspect sketch

Sketch released of possible robber of postal-service worker

"...The suspect is a Hispanic male with a noticeable Spanish accent, 35 to 40 years old, approximately 5 feet 9 inches, thin build, wearing a dark, zip-front sweatshirt and blue jeans. ..."  Click to Read More
Source: www.9news.com

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11.06.2012

Former Postal Service Eelectronics Technician admits stealing mail

Former NY postal employee admits stealing mail

"... an electronics technician at the Rochester Logistics and Distribution Center when he repeatedly opened mail and stole from it...."  Click to Read More
Source: wsj.com

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12.09.2011

Postal Worker Shot

Postal Service Worker Injured After Pellet Gun Shooting in Manistee

"... The investigation continues after a shooting Wednesday afternoon sent a postal worker to the hospital.
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Source: www.9and10news.com

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12.05.2011

Montgomery Postal Shooting

Ala. postal worker opens fire in mail room

"... A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Clark Morris, said the man showed up for work at the Winton Blount Post Office and began firing shots in the mail processing room about 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Montgomery...."  
Source: www.cbsnews.com

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10.17.2011

Third postal worker robbery in three weeks in North Miami-Dade

Postal worker robbed at gunpoint

"... For the third time in three weeks, a postal worker has been robbed in North Miami-Dade...."  
Source: www.wsvn.com

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7.17.2011

Postal Service blue collection boxes uprooted and stolen

Postal authorities on high alert after mailbox thefts

"...But authorities said it was unclear whether the brazen heists were part of a growing trend. “The economy the way it is, there is an increase in crime all around,” said U.S. Postal ..."  
Source: latimes.com

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6.13.2011

Pawning stolen postal items?

Postal Supervisor pleads guilty to stealing mail

"... she began to work in the role of an Acting Supervisor at the USPS Jacksonville International Annex located in Jacksonville, Florida...."  
Source: www.winknews.com

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4.10.2011

USPS resumes delivery after gunpoint robbery of carrier

"...Service to about 750 homes and businesses was suspended Monday after carrier Michael Sellers reported being robbed at gunpoint by ..."  
Source: www.therepublic.com

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2.18.2011

former U.S. Customs inspector dressed in a postman's uniform nabbed

"..."It's fairly unique for officers to encounter someone wearing a U.S. Postal Service uniform when they are coming across the border from Mexico, so it certainly raised some eyebrows during the inspection process," Pauza told Reuters by telephone . ..."  
Source: www.reuters.com

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12.13.2010

Post Office Robbed At Gunpoint

"...Colorado Springs police are just releasing information about a robbery that happened at a post office. ..."  
Source: www.kktv.com

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12.01.2010

Charges of luring a child into a motor vehicle dropped for Bangor Postmaster Gregory Schlegel

Luring charges dropped against suspended Bangor Postmaster Gregory Schlegel

"... Gregory G. Schlegel, 54, of Bushkill Township, initially faced charges of harassment and luring a child into a motor vehicle after a day of reported bizarre behavior on Oct. 21, 2009. ..."  
Source: www.lehighvalleylive.com

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11.05.2010

Marijuana Delivered To Woman's Doorstep

"... The U.S. Postal Inspection Office says cases like this one are on the rise. Traffickers pick random addresses, send drugs through the mail and pick up the deliveries before residents have a chance to open them...."  
Source: www.wftv.com

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10.26.2010

Rural post offices lack security

"...In 1921, Postmaster General William Harrison Hays declared a campaign to try to stop a growing number of postal robberies across the country. He provided weapons to all postal employees "who may have charge of valuable postal shipments, either on trains or in the Post Offices. ..."  
Source: www.commercialappeal.com

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10.24.2010

Powder mailed to Grijalva's office wasn't toxic

"...The FBI says Friday that white powder in a package that was mailed to the Tucson office of U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (grih-HALL'-vah) wasn't toxic. ..."  
Source: www.kswt.com

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10.19.2010

$50,000 Reward Offered in Henning Post Office Shooting

"... According to reports from the United States Postal Service, a $50,000 reward is now being offered for information related to the capture and arrest of suspects involved in yeserday's fatal shooting at the Henning, Tennessee Post Office...."  
Source: midsouthnewz.com

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10.15.2010

Shelbyville postal worker denies accusation of over $85K theft

"... A federal indictment filed on Aug. 24 charged that from February 2006 until January 2010, Cooper allegedly stole approximately $86,958 worth of money and property that was under his control while he was employed with the postal service. ..."  
Source: www.t-g.com

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10.12.2010

Former post office worker pleads guilty to theft

"... a part-time clerk at one of the post office branches in Granville when he allegedly stole $3,500.07 between Feb. 4, 2009, and March 3 of this year. Federal court records did not specify whether he worked in the village of Granville, Middle Granville or North Granville post office branch...."  
Source: poststar.com

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10.03.2010

Police, USPS intercept 15 pounds of marijuana

"...a package with seven "bricks" of marijuana - street value over $ 7,000 - which had been mailed from an out-of-state source. ..."  
Source: www.chaskaherald.com

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9.19.2010

Silverdale Post Office Truck Driver Tied Up, Robbed; Three Suspects Sought

"... Three masked robbers subdued a U.S. Postal Service contractor on the loading dock of the Silverdale Post Office Friday evening and escaped with bags of money...."  
Source: www.kitsapsun.com

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