The Weld County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating a burglary at the post office in Gill. A resident dropping off mail on Wednesday noticed a door between the office and the lobby had been kicked open, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. …
Read More »Downtown Memphis Post Office on Alert Due To Ricin Letters – wreg.com
wreg.com Downtown Memphis Post Office on Alert Due To Ricin Letterswreg.comUpdate- CBS reports Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo, MS man has been taken into custody for sending letters containing Ricin. (Memphis) The postmark on the Ricin laced letters sent to U.S. Senator Roger Wicker and President Barack Obama show they came …
Read More »No stamp of approval for relocation of E. Harlem post office
When a U.S. Postal Service real estate executive outlined the proposal to move the 40-year-old Tito Puente Branch Post Office during the full meeting of Community Board 11 on Tuesday night, East Harlem residents wasted little time delivering harsh criticism of the plan. More: continued here
Read More »Five arrested during protest at Salem Post Office
Five people protesting the closure of Salems mail sorting facility were arrested by police around 1:30 p.m. today. Jamie Partridge, Ferando Gapasin, Jack Albert, John Schwiebert and Rosalie Pedrosa were among approximately 35 people who showed up with signs, banners and chants at the post office at 1050 25th Street …
Read More »How vigilant is the post office at screening mail? – KFMB News 8
How vigilant is the post office at screening mail?KFMB News 8SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – Attacking government figures and offices through the mail is nothing new, but the question remains: who would carry out such and attack, and why? What measures are in place at the post office to keep …
Read More »Downtown Memphis Post Office on Alert Due To Ricin Letters
The FBI is taking the lead on the investigation More: continued here
Read More »Business as usual at local post offices, courthouses – abc11.com
abc11.com Business as usual at local post offices, courthousesabc11.comRight now, federal investigators they have only identified two letters they believe contain ricin. The one sent to President Obama and another sent to Sen. Roger Wicker, of Mississippi. Currently, there is no heightened alert at any post offices in … More: …
Read More »Five arrested during protest at Salem Post Office – Statesman Journal
Five arrested during protest at Salem Post OfficeStatesman JournalPostal Protest: Protestors demonstrate at the Salem Main Post Office on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in opposition to the June 1 closing of the mail sorting plant. In order to save on costs mail from Salem will be routed to Portland and …
Read More »Suspicious bag forces evacuation around Mandeville Post Office
A member of the bomb squad positions a suspicious bag in the parking lot of the Mandeville Post Office and readies equipment to explode with by firing a shotgun into it, according to Mandeville police. The Police, St. Tammany Sheriff's Department, ATF and the FBI worked together as they investigated …
Read More »Post Office Statement On Memphis Marked Ricin Letters – wreg.com
wreg.com Post Office Statement On Memphis Marked Ricin Letterswreg.com(Memphis) Three letters which has tested positive in early tests for Ricin and which were sent to President Obama and Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker were postmarked Memphis. The Memphis processing facility is located at 555 South Third Street.Poisoned Letter Quarantined at Senate …
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