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Postal Police Officers Blame Mail Theft Increase on Decision to End Neighborhood Patrols
A policy change could be to blame for increased mail theft across our area, a postal insider told the News4 I-Team. The head of the Postal Police Officers Association says the U.S. Postal Service removed its uniformed officers from patrols that deter those kinds of crimes, instead stationing them inside postal processing facilities. “It’s nuts; it’s absolutely crazy,” said...
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Postal Police Union Blames Mail Theft Spike on Policy Change
A postal insider tells the News4 I-Team a policy change could be to blame for increased mail theft across our area. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer reports.
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Postal Inspectors Investigate Series of Mail Theft Complaints in Maryland
Pam Wasserman thought she was being careful when she mailed checks on behalf of her company in September. Working from home amid the pandemic, the Silver Spring, Maryland, nonprofit executive didn’t want to enter a post office. Instead, she said she checked the pickup time on the blue mailbox closest to her house and made sure to drop the...
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Postal Inspectors Investigate Series of Mail Theft Complaints in Maryland
Thieves are stealing from blue mailboxes, and Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer says the Postal Service is struggling to stop it.