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CBS News
8 hours ago
- CBS News
Postal keys stolen from post office in Upper St. Clair, officials say
Since February, criminals have targeted postal workers three times in western Pennsylvania. The latest incident took place in Upper St. Clair last week, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service says, for the most part, the criminals are looking to steal postal keys to get into collection boxes. In his 30 years as a mailman, Ted Lee has felt great integrity in his job, so it hurts him to learn about recent attacks on his colleagues. "For something like this to happen, it's almost like a betrayal," Lee said. Now president of the western Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association of Letter Carriers, he said his members are filled with angst. "We're doing things to help the community," Lee said. "The last thing that anybody should be doing is targeting a letter carrier." Dave Gealey, U.S. postal inspector team lead for the Pittsburgh area, said last Friday in the late afternoon, a man somehow got into the back of the Upper St. Clair Post Office, showed a gun to an employee, and stole postal keys before running away. "He did not take any customers' mail or packages," Gealey said. Just two days earlier, a mail carrier was treated for a minor injury at the hospital after an attempted robbery in Bridgeville. In February, another was robbed at gunpoint in Homewood, with the suspect stealing packages. "We want to keep our carriers safe so they can go home to their families at the end of the day," Gealey said. Gealey said they're actively investigating these incidents with local law enforcement. Incidents like these started to increase after the COVID-19 pandemic and led the inspection and postal services to create Project Safe Delivery in May 2023. "To basically harden our assets and protect our letter carriers, and the mail from being stolen," Gealey said. Part of that has included the installation of new high-security collection boxes, with electronic keys and locks, making the keys that criminals are trying to steal useless. Now, across the country for the past two years, carrier robberies are down more than 30 percent, but those who do commit one can face up to 10 years in federal prison or up to 25 if they injure a worker. "We want it to be known that we're going to find you, we're going to track you down, and hold you accountable," Gealey said. "The public relies on us. Let the letter carriers do their rounds without disturbing," Lee said. If you have any information about the incident, call the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 877-876-2455 or your local police department.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Community generosity fuels Stamp Out Hunger Drive success
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Letter carriers and the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank are celebrating the success of the annual 'Stamp Out Hunger' Food Drive, all thanks to donations from you. On Saturday, May 11, 2025, the National Association of Letter Carriers and food banks across the country teamed up to collect food donations along their routes for the day to donate to their local food banks. Here in Wichita Falls, letter carriers helped collect a total of 24,500 pounds of food. Chris Snyder, the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 1227, gave the following statement: 'I would like to extend my gratitude to the generous customers who donated food for our hardworking letter carriers to collect during the stamp out hunger food drive.' Snyder also extends a special thank you to the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank for its unwavering dedication to stamping out hunger in the community. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
‘Stamp Out Hunger' Food Drive for the 33rd year
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Food Bank of North Alabama is teaming up with the U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers to fight food insecurity in North Alabama. Mail carriers in Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Cullman, Hartselle, Eva, Faulkville, Cullman and Athens will pick up food donations Saturday and deliver them to the Food Bank of North Alabama. If you would like to participate, fill a grocery bag with canned goods and other non-perishable foods and put it next to your mailbox. Celebrating new moms at Huntsville Hospital who delivered on Mother's Day weekend 'Our volunteers will go through everything that's donated to make sure it meets our food safety standards,' said Joshua Matthews, the Food Bank of North Alabama's Chief Operations Officer. 'It's going to be nutritious and be a good meal for somebody right here in north Alabama.' During last year's drive, the food bank collected more than 75,000 pounds of food. As the cost of food increases, Matthews said the donations will play an important role in helping people. 'This food drive comes at a really great time of year for the food bank,' Matthews said. 'It's right before school gets out. We know that a lot of families rely on free and reduced lunch at school, and so oftentimes parents are left to figure out where those meals are going to come from, that kids are getting in school.' Make sure to set out donations before your mail carrier typically arrives. 'Some of our most needed items right now are definitely canned proteins, canned vegetables, peanut butter and other shelf-stable items like that,' Matthews said. 'We do ask that folks refrain from donating home-canned items just because we can't verify the food safety on those ingredients and things like that for folks that may have allergens.' If you are unable to donate food on Saturday but still want to help out, you can always donate online. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
07-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Trump accused of forcing ‘hostile takeover' of USPS by pressuring them to appoint FedEx board member as postmaster general
A major postal union is reacting with dismay to reports that the Trump administration is backing FedEx board member and former Waste Management CEO David Steiner to be appointed as the next postmaster general, comparing the choice to a 'hostile takeover' of the historically independent mail service. 'His selection isn't just a conflict of interest—it's an aggressive step toward handing America's mail system over to corporate interests,' National Association of Letter Carriers Brian L. Renfroe said in a statement. 'Private shippers have been waiting to get USPS out of parcel delivery for years. Steiner's selection is an open invitation to do just that.' Renfroe accused Steiner of a corporate record at Waste Management of 'union-busting, slashing jobs, and replacing workers with machines.' A nine-member board of governors appoints the postmaster general, but the Trump administration is reportedly pushing Steiner as the next pick, following a recommendation from FedEx, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, though the company has said it isn't involved in the selection process. Trump met with another potential candidate at the Trump International Golf Club in Florida on Friday and told him he decided to offer the top job to Steiner, the Post reports. The Independent has contacted the White House, the Postal Service, and FedEx for comment. The reported shake-up comes at a tumultuous time for the Postal Service. The previous postmaster general, former logistics executive and GOP donor Louis DeJoy, resigned in March, amid a reported clash with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency initiative over data access. That same month, USPS announced plans to cut 10,000 workers from its roughly 640,000-person workforce. Trump has long criticized the Postal Service over its role in mail-in voting and dealings with private companies like Amazon. Earlier this year, the president was reported to be preparing executive action to dissolve USPS's leadership and fold the mail service into his administration, under the control of the Commerce Department. During his administration, Trump will be able to fill five vacancies on the Postal Service board of governors, deepening the president's influence over the mail agency's long-term direction, pricing, and delivery standards.
