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755 Forever: USPS Unveils Stamp Celebrating Hank Aaron At Minor League Stadium In Maryland 755 Forever: USPS Unveils Stamp Celebrating Hank Aaron At Minor League Stadium In Maryland
755 Forever: USPS Unveils Stamp Celebrating Hank Aaron At Minor League Stadium In Maryland The United States Postal Service and the Negro League Legends Hall of Fame are celebrating one of the most hallowed events in the history of sports. Henry "Hank" Aaron - MLB's true home run king - is the feature of a new forever stamp that was unveiled by officials at Bowie Baysox Stadium in Prince George's County and will circulate throughout the country, featuring artwork of the power hitter in the box with his unorthodox cross-handed grip on the bat. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Departmen…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Robbed Letter Carrier, Stole Mail In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison: USPIS Man Who Robbed Letter Carrier, Stole Mail In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison: USPIS
Man Who Robbed Letter Carrier, Stole Mail In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison: Uspis A man who robbed a letter carrier and stole mail in Maryland is heading to prison for decades, authorities announced. Teshan D. Jordan, 27, of Temple Hills, was sentenced to 35 years in prison with 12 years suspended, United States Postal Service Inspection Service officials said in a release on Thursday, Feb. 29. Jordan was found guilty in a Feb. 16 jury trial of armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, use of firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, and theft after working with Fermon R. Nichols to follow and rob a USPS letter carrier in Columbia and steal their postal …

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by Valerie Musson
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Mail Sent Flying Out Of USPS Delivery Truck During SUV Crash In MD (DEVELOPING) Mail Sent Flying Out Of USPS Delivery Truck During SUV Crash In MD (DEVELOPING)
Mail Sent Flying Out Of USPS Delivery Truck During SUV Crash In MD (Developing) The mail is going to be late for some homeowners in Montgomery County. At least one person suffered serious injuries when an SUV struck a United States Postal Service (USPS) delivery truck on Thursday afternoon, officials confirmed. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, there was a reported crash at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Adelphi Road that led to damaged utility poles in the area. Two people were taken to area hospitals with undisclosed injuries, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson. Update - New Hampshire Ave. and Ade…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
USPS Offers $50K Reward After Maryland Letter Carrier Is Robbed In Downtown Silver Spring USPS Offers $50K Reward After Maryland Letter Carrier Is Robbed In Downtown Silver Spring
USPS Offers $50K Reward After Maryland Letter Carrier Is Robbed In Downtown Silver Spring A lucrative reward has been offered in Maryland for information that leads to the apprehension of a suspect who targeted a United States Postal Service letter carrier in downtown Silver Spring. Up to $50,000 is up for grabs for tipsters that help identify and locate a man wanted for robbing a mailman at approximately 8;30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28 on East West Highway in Silver Spring. The suspect was described as being an African American in his late 20s who is approximately 5-foot-10 with an average build. At the time of the incident in Silver Spring, he was carrying an orange jacket. H…

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by Zak Failla
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'Human Body Parts' Purchased On Facebook By Pennsylvania Man Police Say 'Human Body Parts' Purchased On Facebook By Pennsylvania Man Police Say
'Human Body Parts' Purchased On Facebook By Pennsylvania Man Police Say A 40-year-old man purchased human body parts from a woman in Arkansas using Facebook, police in Pennsylvania say.  Jeremy Pauley has been under investigation by local police and the FBI since the East Pennsboro Township police first received a call of "suspicious activity" in the 200 block of North Enola Road around 7 a.m. on June 14, according to a release by the department.  The local police worked with the FBI Harrisburg, FBI Scranton, FBI Arkansas, Arkansas State Police, Cumberland County Coroners office, Cumberland County Forensics Division, Bloomsburg Police Department,…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Four Charged For Mail Theft In Maryland After Being Busted With USPS Keys: DOJ Four Charged For Mail Theft In Maryland After Being Busted With USPS Keys: DOJ
Four Charged For Mail Theft In Maryland After Being Busted With USPS Keys: DOJ Four from Maryland are facing mail theft charges after being busted in possession of USPS service keys, federal officials announced.  A federal grand jury in Maryland returned an indictment charging four suspects with theft of mail matter and the unlawful possession of postal service keys, according to the Department of Justice. Those charged: Eyalan Owona, 32, of Upper Marlboro; Ibrahim Kourouma, 22, of Glenarden; Ali Dickerson, 20, of Hyattsville; Benjamin Washington, 22, of Owings Mills. According to the two-count indictment, on Wednesday, May 25, the four allegedly were in posse…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland
Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland Six United States Postal Service mail carries were robbed at gunpoint and assaulted in the spans of two days across Washington DC and Maryland, officials said. The suspects made off with "a wide variety of items that the postal service provides their carriers to do their jobs on a daily basis" along with personal property, according to USPIS spokesman Michael Martel. The suspects struck the mail carriers in most cases before they fled, Martel said. A motive was not clear. The first robbery happened around 12:55 p.m. Thursday, June 30 in Takoma Park. About half an hour later, a mail c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Postal Worker Stole $10K+ Of MD, NC Packages: Indictment PA Postal Worker Stole $10K+ Of MD, NC Packages: Indictment
PA Postal Worker Stole $10K+ Of MD, NC Packages: Indictment A Pennsylvania worker at the United States Postal Service has been indicted for stealing approximately $10,000 worth of packages, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Michael Anthony Collier, Jr., age 39, of Harrisburg, was indicted by a federal grand jury on mail theft charges on Wednesday, Apr. 13, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Collier took mail packages intended to be delivered through the U.S. Postal Service to victims located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Maryland on Nov. 2,.2021, United States Attorney John C. Gur…

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by Jillian Pikora