Those iconic blue mail collection boxes are getting a high ... - NBC News
WEBDec 18, 2023 · The U.S. Postal Service is cracking down on mail theft this holiday season and beyond by installing 12,000 advanced security blue collection boxes in high-risk areas around the country.
USPS wants people to install new jumbo mailboxes. Here's why.
WEBMay 24, 2024 · The U.S. Postal Service is urging customers to upgrade to new jumbo mailboxes, with the postal agency saying that these larger receptacles are better able to handle more of the types of packages...
Amid surging mail theft, post offices failing to secure ... - CBS News
WEBApr 2, 2024 · Mail theft is on the rise, and a CBS News investigation has found the U.S. Postal Service is not consistently taking steps to secure millions of universal "arrow keys" that open bulk...
U.S. Postal Service touts crackdown on postal crime with hundreds …
WEBOct 26, 2023 · With mail theft and postal carrier robberies up, law enforcement officials have made more than 600 arrests since May in a crackdown launched to address crime that includes carriers being accosted...
Why Mail Theft Is On the Rise | TIME
WEBJul 17, 2024 · Since the pandemic, mail theft has boomed. There was an 87% increase in reports of high-volume theft from mailboxes between 2019 and 2022, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. A...
Mailbox Improvement Week is here – USPS Employee News
WEBMay 19, 2024 · The Postal Service is encouraging customers to spruce up their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, which begins Sunday, May 19. Mailboxes should be fully operational, able to protect mail from the weather, safe to use, conveniently located and neat in appearance.
USPS mail theft cases: Here's how to protect yourself - USA TODAY
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · From February 2022 to April 2023, Gumbs and Soheil Akhavan Rezaie stole hundreds of packages from people’s mailboxes in and around Charlotte, North Carolina, federal prosecutors said.
USPS to tighten security on mailboxes after thefts - CBS Chicago - CBS News
WEBMay 13, 2023 · CHICAGO (CBS) -- Time and time again, we have told you about missing mail – packages stolen, checks taken and sometimes forged and cashed. It is still happening. But as CBS 2's Sabrina Franza...
USPS Seeks to Stem Rise in Mail Theft With New Security Measures
WEBMay 12, 2023 · The U.S. Postal Service is installing new locks on some of its traditional blue mailboxes and making it harder to access others as part of a nationwide effort to crack down on mail theft.
USPS, Inspection Service Continue Nationwide Effort to Crack …
WEBOct 25, 2023 · Since May, the Inspection Service has made 109 arrests for robberies and more than 530 arrests for mail theft. The Inspection Service will continue to collaborate with local, state, and federal law enforcement and conduct targeted surge operations focusing on those high postal crime areas.