"...MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The man that was caught robbing a USPS postal worker at gunpoint on camera was arrested by Memphis Police.
Police have identified Ronnie Moore, 20, as the person that committed the crime. ..."
"...Last week USPS released its 2024 statistics for dog attacks on Postal employees by states and cities, and California again ranked #1 in both categories. In total, more than 6,000 such incidents occurred, which means this is the number of employees who were disabled from work for at least one day, and usually far more..."
"...the companies are keeping quiet about their plans....Several recent crimes have involved package delivery drivers, including a FedEx truck robbed while on delivery in Hickory Hill, a UPS truck broken into in Whitehaven and an Amazon truck stolen in Collierville and later found in Memphis.
WREG spotted a FedEx van Monday being closely shadowed downtown by a white SUV with a yellow flashing light, possibly a security vehicle. ..."
"...A jury in Palm Beach County awarded postal worker Christy Trimbath more than $5.5 million. She was struck by a city garbage truck while she was removing mail from her van and was thrown 15 feet. Trimbath's lawyer said she became too disabled to work as a result of the wreck. ..."
"...A United States Postal Worker is recovering after being severely attacked by a dog in Lincoln County, Tennessee. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says the attack happened Saturday on Harbin Road in Fayetteville. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the postal worker was delivering a package to a home on that street when a large dog jumped..."
"...The indictment charges Devin Sims, Michael Williams and Teontaey Thomas with aiding and abetting each other in the robbery of mail or property of the United States and stealing keys adopted by the Post Office. Sims and Williams are also charged with brandishing a firearm during a crime and mail theft.
The three men were arrested after a joint investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service, FBI and South Euclid Police Department...."
"The mail carrier tries to defend himself, dropping his mailbag with all the mail falling out....The mail carrier said he’s OK and wants justice.
No word yet if the United States Postal Service has filed charges against the suspect. ..."
"...fired from another car, said police in Warren, about 60 miles southeast of Cleveland. Police said they believe Davis and the suspect knew each other. ..."
"...Around 7 am, officers responded to reports of someone swinging a six-foot metal pipe near Inyo and O streets. Police say the suspect was uncooperative and would not drop the pipe. He then barricaded himself inside the U.S. Post Office on Kern and M streets. Two Post Office employees were inside when the man went in but stayed in a separate room away from him...."
"...sentenced to eight years in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Mississippi announced in a Feb. 22 news release. The man’s public defenders declined to comment on the case to McClatchy News because they are likely to appeal. On Feb. 11, 2023, a mail carrier with the United States Postal Service was..."
"...This is the second time in recent weeks a mail carrier was robbed in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. ..."
"...a U.S. Postal Service worker was physically assaulted at Rosemont Square in Randolph, Massachusetts, by two male suspects who stole an arrow key ..."
"The defendants used fake shipping labels and special delivery procedures to ensure the illicit chemicals went undetected...The Chinese companies demonstrated past success delivering a stable supply of product to clients in Mexico for years...Florida charged three Chinese companies and four officers and employees with fentanyl trafficking, synthetic opioid trafficking, precursor chemical importation, defrauding the U.S. Postal Service, and making and using counterfeit postage."
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night can keep a mail courier from their route. But, as it turns out, hawks can. ...It's one of several recent hawk attacks in Central Texas. ...Wildlife Department receives several calls — typically regarding territorial red-shouldered hawks — each year."
"...Each of them will serve five years of supervision once released and they were ordered to pay restitution to the U.S. Postal Service for the money taken in the robbery and to the postal carrier for medical costs associated with injuries he received, federal prosecutors said. ..."
"USPS will use 49,000 electronic locks to replace antiquated arrow and modified arrow lock keys, which criminals use to steal mail from secure mail receptacles to commit financial crimes, including altering checks to commit fraud.
• Preventing change-of-address fraud. In April, USPS implemented dual-authentication identity verification for online transactions and, effective May 31, the organization will offer enhanced in-person change-of-address transactions at Post Offices and retail outlets.
• Defeating counterfeit postage. USPS will fully exercise new authority to take possession and dispose of packages identified with counterfeit postage. ..."
"The USPS letter carrier was out delivering mail during Tuesday's nor'easter when the juvenile male attacked him. ...The juvenile male was charged with two counts of juvenile assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of juvenile simple assault, and one count of juvenile breaking and entering into a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. Police did not release the name or age of the suspect. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is also investigating the attack. “The safety and well-being of Postal Service employees is a top priority..."
"...Ruebusch, 25, allegedly came up to a mail carrier inside their unmarked vehicle, tapped on the window and fired shots from a handgun as the carrier drove away, prosecutors said. The mail carrier was wounded but survived..."
"...Federal investigators say letter carriers across the country have been robbed at gunpoint, but the number of cases in Albuquerque is extremely high and alarming. "Between mid-October and this week there have been a reported eight armed robberies of letter carriers," said Postal Inspector..."