USPS Relents, Will Postpone Removing Postal Blue Mailboxes Until After Election

Article Title: USPS Relents, Will Postpone Removing Mailboxes Until After Election Snippet of Article: "...images last week of tractor trailers with multiple blue mailboxes sparked concern that the removal of the boxes would prohibit people from voting by mail in the Nov. 3 election. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden latched on to the controversy on Friday, telling people that he asked a couple if they were outside trying to hold down their mailboxes. “They’re going around literally with tractor trailers picking up mailboxes,” he said. “You oughta go online and check out what they’re doing in Oregon. I mean, it’s bizarre!” ..." Reference: www.thedailybeast.com

Fingerprints from rat traps in mailboxes lead postal inspectors to Mobile man

Article Title: Fingerprints from rat traps in mailboxes lead postal inspectors to Mobile man

Snippet of Article: "..."Jonathan Randle pleads guilty to bank fraud, identity theft charges...MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Postal workers over the past couple of years found rat traps in mailboxes – a discovery that proved crucial in finding a mail thief..." Reference: www.fox10tv.com

Massachusetts mailboxes robbed ‘once again,’ cops say: How to protect your mail

Article Title: Massachusetts mailboxes robbed ‘once again,’ cops say: How to protect your mail Snippet of Article: "...the mailbox outside the Colpitts Road post office was robbed Sunday night. Officers quickly spotted the suspects’ car, the department said, but the driver took off at high speeds, making it unsafe for police to pursue. Soon after, the same vehicle arrived at a post office on Court Street in Arlington, where Weston police said the same suspects broke into the outdoor mailbox..." Reference: www.masslive.com

Shreveport, La. Postal boxes vandalized; mail stolen

Article Title: Postal boxes vandalized; mail stolen Snippet of Article: "...For a number of days now, the big blue drop boxes in front of the U.S. Postal Service’s Southfield Station on East 70th Street in Shreveport have remained covered up after someone vandalized them. ..." Reference: www.msn.com

As computers get harder to crack, thieves are pillaging mailboxes

Article Title:As computers get harder to crack, thieves are pillaging mailboxes Snippet of Article: "...'Mail fishing' is when people use tools to retrieve envelopes out of the blue mailboxes lining the streets, and it's on the rise, according to law enforcement officials. "It's doubled over the last two years, at least," said Lt. John Grimpel, a spokesman for the New York City Police Department..." Reference: www.cnbc.com

Mailbox fishing: Blue US Postal Service mailboxes targeted

Blue US Postal Service mailboxes targeted by thieves Article Title: Blue US Postal Service mailboxes targeted by thieves Snippet of Article: "...someone may have been stealing envelopes out of the boxes. "The manager did mention something called fishing, where people are using types of contraptions to get mail out of the mailbox after its been placed there." ..." Reference: www.turnto23.com