USPS mail carrier arrested for shoplifting at Buc-ee’s, stealing debit cards from mail that wasn’t hers, police say

USPS mail carrier arrested for shoplifting at Buc-ee’s, stealing debit cards from mail that wasn’t hers, police say

"...A United States postal worker is facing multiple theft charges, including opening mail that didn’t belong to her, after police said she was caught stealing at a Buc-ee’s in Leeds, Alabama.

While in custody for shoplifting at the store, police searched 39-year-old Amber Beard’s purse and car and found stolen merchandise, a multitude of checks, credit and debit cards, and Alabama drivers’ licenses not belonging to her, as well as U.S. mail addressed to several people in the Birmingham area.

While in custody, Beard told officers she works for USPS. ..."    

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Leeds, Alabama | USPS mail carrier arrested for shoplifting at Buc-ee’s

"...While in custody for shoplifting at the store, police searched 39-year-old Amber Beard’s purse and car and found stolen merchandise, a multitude of checks, credit and debit cards, and Alabama drivers’ licenses not belonging to her, as well as U.S. mail addressed to several people in the Birmingham area.

While in custody, Beard told officers she works for USPS.

Police found that while Beard was employed as a postal worker, she opened mail not addressed to her and removed items like checks, debit and credit cards, and gift cards, and fraudulently used them. ...as well as U.S. mail addressed to several people in the Birmingham area.

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USPS temporarily suspends operations at Birmingham location due to ‘safety concerns’

"...Regular mail and package delivery service will not be interrupted due to the safety issue, but customers who need to pick up their P.O. Box mail or make business transactions will need to visit the Hoover Post Office at 1809 Riverchase Drive. The exact reason for the safety concern is unknown at this time. ..."    

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Birmingham brothers sentenced to federal prison in Mexican cartel drug distribution case

"...The investigation began when U.S. Postal inspectors and SBI agents began investigating mailings of dozens of packages from Phoenix, Arizona to the Birmingham area in December 2016, according to court documents. The investigation began after postal inspectors in Arizona contacted inspectors in Alabama about a package they had intercepted and found to contain more than three pounds of methamphetamine. The package was addressed to a Birmingham-area home...the person who mailed that package as Deron Lee Green, a former Alabama resident with family in Birmingham..."    

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Birmingham, AL: Two men identifying themselves as postal workers attack and rob woman

Woman held at gunpoint during home invasion

"...Police say the men identified themselves as postal workers. After the victim opened her front door, the men reportedly forced their way into the apartment. That's when one of two men threw the woman to the ground and pointed a gun at her. ..."    

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UPS Shooting In Birmingham Kills 3, Including Gunman

UPS Shooting In Birmingham Kills 3, Including Gunman

"...BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The man who killed two former co-workers and then himself at a UPS shipping center Tuesday had told some people that he was having problems at work but never suggested the situation might turn violent, his pastor said...."    

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Former Shelby County postal worker from Birmingham area sentenced for money order "kiting scheme"

Money order scheme gets former Shelby County postal worker home detention and probation

"...36, of Birmingham, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Hopkins to five years of probation, including six months home detention, for his guilty plea to six counts of theft of U.S. Postal Service money orders and one count of theft of government property. ..."    

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Birmingham, Alabama former postal employee pleaded guilty in 'package redirect' of guns

Former Birmingham postal worker pleads guilty to redirecting packages, including one that contained 11 handguns

"...entered his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and two counts of theft of mail by an officer or employee of the U.S. Postal Service..."    

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Birmingham Bound Mail Truck and Vehicle Collide, Killing One

Woman killed in collision

"...collided head-on with a truck contracted to haul U.S. mail. Officials said the truck was heading south to Birmingham to make a delivery, while the Toyota SUV was traveling north.

Bowen was pronounced dead at the scene by Colbert County Coroner Carlton Utley...."    

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