Post Office

Colorado settles lawsuit over inmates' mental-health evaluationsDenver Post(Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post) Police arrested a homeless Calvin Harris, 46, in August after he allegedly threatened two Denver postal workers with a baseball bat when they told him to remove his belongings from the post office property.and more » More: continued here

Postoffice ends midnight service on tax returnsArkansas Times (blog)The Postal Service announced today that, for the first time, it won't keep a window open until midnight on income tax filing deadline day so that tax returns filed at the very last minute can still be postmarked before midnight. More: continued …

No Extended Post Office Hours on Tax NightKARKAvoid the mad rush at the post office. Mail returns in local collection boxes, but remember to make certain that the posted pick-up time has not passed to ensure returns will have an April 17 postmark. For customers who send original receipts to …

WYLAM Post Office has reopened following a vicious robbery on February 10. More: continued here

Former post office employee sentenced for stealing, embezzlingBridgeport NewsMichael Martin, 50, of Bridgeport, a former United States Postal Service employee, was sentenced April 9 by United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to five years of probation, the first six months of which Martin must spend in …

Woods fire on W. PO. Office Rd. in SomersetDelmarva NowPRINCESS ANNE — Forestry crews late Monday monitored a brush fire that was contained earlier in the evening off West Post Office Road near the line that divides Somerset and Worcester counties. The fire burned as Maryland's Lower Shore and the …

Michael Martin, 50, of Bridgeport, a former United States Postal Service employee, was sentenced April 9 by United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to five years of probation, the first six months of which Martin must spend in home confinement with electronic monitoring. More: continued here

Possible mail theft reported in Rancho CucamongaContra Costa TimesRANCHO CUCAMONGA – Postal Service officials and sheriff's deputies are investigating whether mail may have been stolen from a local post office. Several customers have reported items mailed in late February from inside the station at 6649 Amethyst Ave.and more » More: continued …

A&P Commission to offer $730000 for Old Post Office, decides against Scarpino …Fayetteville FlyerThe Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission will offer to pay no more for the Old Post Office building than the estimated value from a recent appraisal. The commission voted on Monday to offer $730000 to owner Ron …

Jonesville post office torn downThe RepublicBy Brian Sanders jsanders@therepublic.com JONESVILLE — With a couple of tugs from a Ford pickup truck, the last remnants of Jonesville's post office came crashing down Monday afternoon. Closed since November as part of cutbacks by the US Postal … More: continued here