Mail theft continues in Astoria, leaving residents perplexed
CBS New York first brought you exclusive video this summer showing multiple thefts on 23rd Avenue at 21st Street.
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CBS New York first brought you exclusive video this summer showing multiple thefts on 23rd Avenue at 21st Street.
CBS New York first brought you exclusive video this summer showing multiple thefts on 23rd Avenue at 21st Street, and similar crimes have happened since. CBS New York's Elle McLogan reports.
Congresswoman Grace Meng, the NYPD and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are offering mail theft prevention tips.
Neighbors say they're missing utility bills, government checks and even life-saving medication, CBS New York's Elle McLogan reports.
A former mail carrier from Brooklyn is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing dozens of credit cards in the mail and then using them to buy high-end clothes and pricey food over the course of two years. As CBS New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas found this is not the first time a local mail carrier has faced accusations like this. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3DctDae
Since Juneteenth gained formal recognition in 2021 as a national U.S. holiday, all non-essential federal offices close in observance.
Police said Zachary Lyttle and a second suspect, who was still on the run, pushed the postal worker to the ground and took a key used to open boxes at apartment buildings.
He was roughed up while working in the middle of the afternoon back on May 12.
A recent report found fraud and attempted identity theft jumped 167% from 2020 to 2021.
The USPS says there has been a massive jump in this type of fraud, prompting the agency to make some major changes later this month. But will it actually fix the problem? CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
Rep. Gottheimer is calling on the U.S. Postal Service to strengthen the verification process for address changes.
There's a new push to stamp out the growing trend of identity theft.
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer sounds the alarm because keys open blue mailboxes throughout a zip code.
This comes after thieves tried to rob four mail carriers there over the past five weeks, and they got away with two keys to those street mailboxes. CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
The brazen heist happened at 7 a.m. at the facility on Castle Hill and Powell avenues.
Some customers could pay as much as $6.45 in additional costs for mailing packages during the holiday season.
Thieves have been seeing U.S. Postal Service green relay boxes used to store mail as easy targets
The federal government's plan to send rapid COVID-19 tests to homes through the U.S. Postal Service doesn't appear to be working for everyone.
A day ahead of the scheduled rollou, some Americans are already placing orders through a form posted by the U.S. Postal Service.
It happened Monday at 11:45 a.m. at Grand Concourse and East Burnside Avenues.
A nonprofit says it is at risk of not being able to help those in need in 2022 after its largest mailing to solicit thousands of donors disappeared from the post office without a trace.
If you are doing most of your Christmas shopping online, FedEx, UPS and the United States Postal Service say Wednesday is the last day to order presents for ground shipping if you want them to arrive before Christmas.
A mail carrier is recovering after suffering several broken bones in his face. Police said he was assaulted by at least two men on dirt bikes and they remain at large.
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