Post Office

A parish council chairman said he was encouraged by a meeting to discuss ways of retaining postal services in Haworth. More: continued here

Man sentenced in post office burglaryThe Register-GuardA Eugene man who said his methamphetamine addiction drove him to commit a string of crimes, including break-ins at two rural post offices, was sentenced Tuesday to almost two years in prison. Allen Joseph Widmer, 43, appeared in U.S. District Court in …Judge sentences post office burglarCorvallis Gazette TimesPost office…

KLINGERSTOWN — Fire crews had their hands full with a massive blaze in Schuylkill County. Witnesses said the building that… More: continued here

Post office burglar sentencedThe Register-GuardWidmer earlier pleaded guilty to the charge, and in return the government dropped charges of burglary of the Marcola Post Office, theft of postal property and receiving stolen government property. Widmer will serve the state and federal sentences …Judge sentences post office burglarCoos Bay Worldall 10 news articles » More: continued here

(AP) — A federal judge sentenced an Oregon man who broke into rural post offices to 21 months in prison. The Register-Guard reports (http://is.gd/jLDD24 ) the 43-year-old Widmer has been serving a state sentence for similar crimes, and will serve the state and federal sentences at the same time while remaining in an Oregon prison….

Congressional Reprieve: task force continues fight to save La Jolla's post officeLa Jolla Light25 rally outside the post office, Congressmember and La Jolla resident Scott Peters (D-52nd) said a provision inserted into the omnibus spending bill passed into law last week calls for a moratorium on sales of USPS's historic post offices, such La …and…

Fill the Council Chambers at Old City Hall tonight (Tuesday) at 6:30. Convince the Council to vote YES. Let’s make this the law. MUSIC! RALLY! on the steps! More: continued here

WTOV Steubenville Death Penalty Possibility in Post Office KillingsABC NewsIn a 261-page ruling, U.S. Senior District Judge Jon P. McCalla said 50-year-old Chastain Montgomery is not mentally disabled and thus eligible to face the punishment on charges that he killed Paula Robinson and Judy Spray in the post office in rural …Chastain Montgomery Eligible For Death…

A post office burglary in Lampasas, Texas that occurred between Saturday night and Sunday morning could be linked to similar thefts in Central Texas, police say. Boxes inside and outside the building were broken into at the location in the 1700 block of East Forth St. More: continued here

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former prison guard charged with killing two Tennessee postal workers during a robbery that netted $63 is eligible to face the death penalty at trial, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. More: continued here