Postal workers say they're fed up amid rising crime
More and more postal workers have been targeted in crimes - robbed at gunpoint, pistol whipped, and even shot. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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More and more postal workers have been targeted in crimes - robbed at gunpoint, pistol whipped, and even shot. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Workers told CBS 2’s Tara Molina on Friday that enough still is not being done to protect them.
A reward has been announced for information leading to the arrest of the suspects – who are considered armed and dangerous. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
A reward has been announced for information leading to the arrest of the suspects – who are considered armed and dangerous.
The U.S. Postal Service wants to boost the cost of postage in January, raising the price from 66 cents to 68 cents. If the hike is approved, it would be the fifth rate increase since 2021.
Police said a robber in a hooded sweatshirt and ski mask pointed a gun at the postal workers and stole their mail.
Kids can write a letter detailing what gift they want for Christmas. Those requests are then put online where Good Samaritans can adopt a letter and send those gifts anonymously.
Kalea Blanke faces burglary and identity theft charges for mail thefts at Chicago condos and apartments dating back to 2021.
Investigators said the woman caught on surveillance video is 33-year-old Kalea Blake.
The carrier was targeted while he was on his route in Austin. Such attacks are on the minds of letter carriers throughout the city.
An ambush of a postal worker by armed robbers in Chicago on Thursday was caught on camera.
There's a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case.
They hoped this would get them off the street and home earlier.
The U.S. Postal Workers Union continues its fight for better security after several high-profile violence against mail carriers.
In simple terms, they want protection for their coworkers and the apprehension and prosecution of anyone who targets them.
Chicago mail carriers are calling for better security after a rash of armed robberies, including one last week that ended with a carrier shot in the leg.
The recent string of violence against U.S. Postal Service letter carriers is getting more attention.
Police late Wednesday said they did not know the motive for the shooting, but they said Glenn Weston Jr. was on his way to meet his girlfriend at the time.
Glenn Weston Jr., 30, was shot at 12:56 p.m. Tuesday in the 3500 block of South Rhodes Avenue.
The suspects are believed to be armed and dangerous.
Two gunmen robbed a carrier in the 1400 block of Home Avenue just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
One of the letter carriers was shot. The two robberies took place just 15 minutes and a few miles apart.
Investigators are still digging into a crime spree in Chicago that landed one U.S. mail carrier in the hospital. Police believe the same thieves then targeted a second letter carrier just 15 minutes later.
One of the offenders fired a gun and struck the 52-year-old victim in the leg, Chicago police said.
CBS 2's Machi talked Tuesday evening with Elise Foster, vice president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 11. Foster - and neighbors near this shooting – told us they're concerned, but not surprised.
