Article Title: How to Stop Porch Pirates: 7 Best Ways to Keep Packages From Being Stolen
Snippet of Article: "...It's busy season for porch pirates and neighborhood thieves. Protect your stoop from burglary with these home security tips. ..."
Reference: www.cnet.com
Friday, March 22, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Dozens of high-security collection boxes deployed in Birmingham area
Sunday, March 17, 2024
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
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Cluster Mailboxes Pried Open at Coconut Creek Apartment Complex, Part of National Criminal Trend
Article Title: Cluster Mailboxes Pried Open at Coconut Creek Apartment Complex, Part of National Criminal Trend
Snippet of Article: "...COCONUT CREEK, FL – The mail of Coconut Creek residents was once again the target of suspected criminals in an ongoing pattern happening across the country since the pandemic.
A property manager at Vista Verde apartments at 4768 Atlantic Boulevard called police around 12 p.m. on March 9 after noticing the mailboxes at four buildings had been pried open overnight, according to a police report. ..."
Reference: www.tapinto.net
Monday, March 11, 2024
Movie | ‘Dead Mail’ SXSW Review – An Offbeat, Lo-Fi ’80s Thriller
Article Title: ‘Dead Mail’ SXSW Review – An Offbeat, Lo-Fi ’80s Thriller
Snippet of Article: "...A bound and bloody man, Josh (Sterling Macer Jr.), manages to crawl out of a house on an empty Illinois street and shove a bloodied letter into the mailbox before his captor drags him kicking and screaming back inside. That letter finds its way to the desk of post office worker...Dead Mail trailer "
Reference: imdb.com
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Tracking cluster mailbox thefts: Sacramento man creates map
Article Title: Tracking cluster mailbox thefts: Sacramento man creates map
Snippet of Article: "...Pocket area leader and resident Will Cannady said he created the map recently because so many neighbors were reporting mail thefts with no..."
Reference: www.abc10.com
Thursday, February 29, 2024
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
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Cluster Mailboxes | Dropped charges and reduced jail time: Court records show some Central Texas mail theft cases end with plea deals
Article Title: Dropped charges and reduced jail time: Court records show some Central Texas mail theft cases end with plea deals
Snippet of Article: "damaged cluster mailbox at a stack of letters. She and her neighbors have mailboxes packed within a metal case, called a “cluster.” Each person has a key...
The report also shows the management had not reported the missing keys to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
“At the Conroe Post Office, 40 of the 170 keys located at the unit were not listed on the inventory log, and 19 of the 149 keys listed on the inventory log could not be located. Unit management had not reported any of the missing keys to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and did not accurately update the arrow key inventory log,” the audit shows...Since that time, arrest records show people accused of using arrow keys, damaging mailboxes and stealing mail sometimes don’t face federal charges..."
Reference: www.kvue.com
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Saturday, January 13, 2024
Why people are excited about the future of AI and what it will do for mailbox deliveries
Article Title: Why people are excited about the future of AI and what it will do for mailbox deliveries
Snippet of Article: "...The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been tossed around a lot lately. We hear it constantly, with new ideas emerging in our lives. One area that AI is slated to transform completely is package delivery. The changes will be profound and welcomed, especially for those tired of having their items stolen by porch pirates. The days of stolen packages are numbered, as Arrive has a sophisticated platform that will bring it to an end. ..."
Reference: www.ajot.com
Friday, January 12, 2024
Explosive device destroys mailbox in Teller County, Colorado
Article Title: Explosive device destroys mailbox in Teller County, Colorado
Snippet of Article: "...law enforcement received reports of an explosion inside a parcel box at the intersection of County Road 11 and High Chateau Road near Wrights Reservoir. Law enforcement officials were able to determine the explosive was not sent through the mail because..."
Reference: gazette.com
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Raspberry Pi mailbox brings in the mail like the old days
Article Title: Raspberry Pi mailbox brings in the mail like the old days
Snippet of Article: "...mailbox project he calls Mailblocks. The system works by blocking all push notifications detected on the network. Push notifications aren’t permanently blocked. Instead, you can download them by placing your phone inside of a toy mailbox. According to Dupont, the idea was to somewhat recreate the experience of retrieving your mail each day from a mailbox on your own terms. ..."
Reference:www.tomshardware.com
Reference:www.tomshardware.com
Monday, August 21, 2023
Mailboxes Blown up Thursday Night
Article Title:Mailboxes Blown up Thursday Night
Snippet of Article: "Residents in the vicinity of Lopers Path and Tony Tiska’s Path in Water Mill heard several loud explosions Thursday night at around 10 p.m. It was a foggy night and..."
Reference: www.27east.com
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Mail collection boxes at Rancho Bernardo’s U.S. postal annex ‘compromised’ with sticky substance
Article Title: Mail collection boxes at Rancho Bernardo’s U.S. postal annex ‘compromised’ with sticky substance
Snippet of Article: "The annex at 16960 Bernardo Center Drive — which long-time residents know as Rancho Bernardo’s original post office — has six mail collection boxes outside. On Monday, three had a sheet of paper taped to block their chutes stating “Boxes are compromised with sticky residue. Do not use. Thanks.”..."
Reference: www.sandiegouniontribune.com
Thursday, August 10, 2023
General Guidelines and Policies for RURAL Delivery
Article Title: General Guidelines and Policies for RURAL Delivery
Snippet of Article: "Rural carriers are required to stop at a mailbox with the signal flag raised, indicating mail to be picked up, even if there is no mail for delivery."
Reference: usps.com
Requirements for CITY delivery mailboxes
Article Title: Requirements for CITY delivery mailboxes
Snippet of Article: "...Generally, the boxes should be installed with the bottom of the box at a vertical height of between 41-45 inches from the road surface. ..."
Reference: usps.com
U.S. Postal Service withholds mail in Neenah subdivision during mailbox dispute
Article Title: U.S. Postal Service withholds mail in Neenah subdivision during mailbox dispute
Snippet of Article: "In the past few weeks, notices from the U.S. Postal Service have gone out, and in some cases people are having their mail withheld from delivery by USPS.
On Green Acres Lane in Neenah, Florian Becher is one of the many people not receiving their mail right now because of a dispute with the postal service over the height of his mailbox and its distance from the curb.
“Now it slants too much. It was too high and it wasn’t close enough to the curb...If you have a mailbox, it’s supposed to be 41 to 45 inches high and 6 to 8 inches from the curb. ..."
Reference: www.wbay.com
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Mailbox Improvement Week is May 21-27
Article Title: Mailbox Improvement Week is May 21-27
Snippet of Article: "...The Postal Service makes this annual request because of the wear and tear that occurs to mailboxes every year. Repairing suburban and rural mailboxes improves..."
Reference: www.cleveland.com
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Someone put baked beans in my mailbox, but it may not just be a harmless prank
Article Title: Someone put baked beans in my mailbox, but it may not just be a harmless prank
Snippet of Article: "found a mound of baked beans in her mailbox may have uncovered a sinister new trend...The beans were used as a messy indicator of which house was unoccupied, and a possible easy target for a burglary. ..."
Reference: nypost.com
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Man admits to opening 30 mailboxes in Campbell County, sheriff’s office says
Article Title: Man admits to opening 30 mailboxes in Campbell County, sheriff’s office says
Snippet of Article: "According to CCSO detectives, Leach admitted during the interview that he opened 30 mailboxes from various addresses in the Davis Chapel Road, Carr Wynn Road, Coolidge Road and Back Valley Road areas. ...Detectives found hundreds of mail items that were believed to be stolen. "
Reference: www.wate.com
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Buy Commercial and Residential Mailboxes Factory Direct | Approved By The USPS
Article Title:Buy Mailboxes Factory Direct | Approved By The USPS
Snippet of Article: "...complete line of Residential Mailboxes and Mailbox Posts designed for durability and style. Curbside residential mailboxes are U.S.P.S. approved, come in a variety of styles, and will add curb appeal to any home. Residential mailboxes can be purchased for individual installations or clustered together with spreaders or larger posts for multi-unit curbside delivery.
Salsbury Industries offers a variety of Wall Mounted Mailboxes, Post Mounted Mailboxes and Locking Mailboxes. These products are perfectly suited for individual homeowners, residential developments, condominiums, homeowners’ associations, businesses, and a variety of other applications. ..."
Reference: www.mailboxes.com
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