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Alert Issued For USPS Scam Text: Here's What To Know Alert Issued For USPS Scam Text: Here's What To Know
Alert Issued For USPS Scam Text: Here's What To Know A new scam is targeting people with fraudulent text messages pretending to be from the United States Postal Service (USPS)—and officials are urging caution. The US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) is warning customers about a rise in phishing and smishing attacks, where fraudsters send fake texts and emails that appear to come from USPS. The messages often claim that a package is delayed or that a payment is due, directing recipients to click a link that steals personal information. How To Identify A Fake USPS Message Postal inspectors say these scams are becoming more advanced, but ther…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Mass Postal Worker Embezzled $19K From Post Office: Feds Mass Postal Worker Embezzled $19K From Post Office: Feds
Mass Postal Worker Embezzled $19K From Post Office: Feds A former United States Postal Service employee in Massachusetts is accused of stealing nearly $20,000 in cash with a money order scam, federal authorities said.  Christine Hedges, 46, of Brockton, was charged with one count of theft of government money last week and released with conditions, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said.  Hedges began working at the post office in 2020 and moved up to lead sales and service associate at the Brockton branch. Investigators said Hedges used her authority to generate no-fee money orders for her personal use and would take cash from…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Drunk, High USPS Employee Crashes Truck Into Lynn Common: Police Drunk, High USPS Employee Crashes Truck Into Lynn Common: Police
Drunk, High USPS Employee Crashes Truck Into Lynn Common: Police A woman got behind the wheel of a USPS truck while under the influence, resulting in "significant damage" to the truck, officials say.  Meghan Rae Scanlon, of Marblehead, was arrested on multiple OUI-related charges after crashing a United States Postal Service truck on Thursday, June 8, according to the Lynn Police Department.  Police responded to reports of a car crash at the Lynn Common, opposite Hanover Street, at approximately 6:20 p.m.  They found that a USPS vehicle had received significant damage when its driver, later identified as Scanlon, crashed it…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Man Robbed Peabody Postal Worker At Gunpoint; Number Of USPS Robberies Rising In Mass: Feds Man Robbed Peabody Postal Worker At Gunpoint; Number Of USPS Robberies Rising In Mass: Feds
Man Robbed Peabody Postal Worker At Gunpoint; Number Of USPS Robberies Rising In Mass: Feds A 20-year-old Boston man is accused of robbing a postal worker at gunpoint in Peabody last month, authorities said. Inspectors say this is part of a worrying trend of mail carriers being mugged in broad daylight in Massachusetts as they work their routes.  Related: Melrose Teens Say TikTok Led Them To Rob USPS Worker Anthony Diaz is charged with forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, and interfering with a United States Postal employee using a firearm and one count of assaulting a person having lawful charge, custody, and control of United Stat…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
USPS Offering $50,000 Reward To Find Out Who Robbed Mail Carrier In Melrose USPS Offering $50,000 Reward To Find Out Who Robbed Mail Carrier In Melrose
USPS Offering $50,000 Reward To Find Out Who Robbed Mail Carrier In Melrose The United States Postal Service is offering a $50,000 reward for information that helps lead to the arrest of the people responsible for an armed robbery of a mail carrier over the weekend.  Details of the robbery are scarce, but the USPS released a reward poster that said the two suspects approached the carrier with a gun drawn around 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Orchard Lane area.  A home surveillance photo shows two people dressed in all black walking in the area at the time of the robbery.  The USPS released this reward poster to generate tips about the armed robbery of a m…

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by Josh Lanier