Mail carrier robbed at gunpoint in Union City; USPS offers $150,000 reward in case
A United States Postal Service mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend, according to the Union City Police Department.
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A United States Postal Service mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend, according to the Union City Police Department.
Since 2018, mail theft complaints have soared more than 300%, as criminals are now targeting postal workers and their keys. Ash-Har Quaraishi reports. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Mail theft is on the rise, and a CBS News investigation has found the U.S. Postal Service is not consistently taking steps to secure millions of universal "arrow keys" that open bulk mailboxes.
The United States Postal Service is asking the public for help locating a man who robbed a postal officer in Oakland earlier this month.
A San Jose man has been indicted for allegedly robbing a U.S. mail carrier as part of a crackdown on what the U.S. Department of Justice for the Northern District of California says is an increase in crimes involving interference with the mail, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Federal authorities are offering a reward of $150,000 in the search for a suspect who robbed a U.S. Postal Service carrier in a San Jose neighborhood last month.
With Veterans Day falling on a Saturday this year, some banks weren't open on Friday and others will be closed on Saturday in observance of the federal holiday that honors Americans who served in the military.
Federal authorities announced Tuesday several people have been arrested in connection with postal crimes, including assaults on postal workers, mail truck break-ins and mail theft.
Authorities are offering a reward as they search for a suspect who attacked and robbed a U.S. Postal Service worker at a post office location in San Francisco on Tuesday.
A search is underway for the person who attacked and robbed a U.S. postal worker at a post office location in San Francisco on Tuesday. Read more here
It's another busy day for Matthew Norfleet, a US Postal Inspector leading the charge against a series of robberies targeting postal workers in the Bay Area.
Higher prices for first-class Forever stamps will provide the USPS "with much needed revenue," the postal service said.
Since Juneteenth gained formal recognition in 2021 as a national U.S. holiday, all non-essential federal offices close in observance.
A tiny coastal town in the North Bay is facing a problem it hasn't had to think about in more than 150 years. 3 months ago, the Bolinas post office shut down, leaving residents with limited options to receive and send mail.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect who robbed a postal worker in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood last week.
Postal officials on Monday said they are determined to break up a criminal ring that they say is targeting mail carriers in two East Bay cities.
The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office has filed charges against a man for stealing a U.S. Postal Service truck in Martinez last month.
Police and postal inspectors are investigating a rising number of robberies involving mail carriers throughout the city of Oakland.
Two teens, including a 16-year-old juvenile, were arrested in connection with a strong-arm robbery of a U.S. Postal Service carrier in Newark on Monday, police said.
Some customers could pay as much as $6.45 in additional costs for mailing packages during the holiday season.
The San Francisco Sierra Club joined one of two groups suing the U.S. Postal Service to stop the purchase of thousands of gas-powered trucks in the hopes of pushing the agency to modernize its fleet with electric vehicles.
