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Postal Worker Assaulted Over Mail Truck Blocking Highway In Philadelphia: Police Postal Worker Assaulted Over Mail Truck Blocking Highway In Philadelphia: Police
Postal Worker Assaulted Over Mail Truck Blocking Highway In Philadelphia: Police A U.S. postal worker was assaulted while delivering mail in Philadelphia, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The 23-year-old victim was on the 4600 block of Horrocks Street when Fabian Colon, 25, confronted her about a mail truck blocking the highway at 1:23 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, according to Philadelphia police. Colon allegedly attempted to drive the postal vehicle, but the worker stopped him by removing the keys from the ignition. Police said he then assaulted her and took her phone. Colon was arrested on the same block shortly after the incident, investigators said. The victim wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Gunshot Victim Hijacks Postal Truck, Crashes, Then Flags Down Ride In Philly: Police Gunshot Victim Hijacks Postal Truck, Crashes, Then Flags Down Ride In Philly: Police
Gunshot Victim Hijacks Postal Truck, Crashes, Then Flags Down Ride In Philly: Police A man with a gunshot wound jumped into a postal worker’s vehicle in North Philadelphia before crashing and fleeing the scene to get help, authorities announced on Thursday, July 24. The 20-year-old victim was spotted running toward a USPS truck on the 900 block of Courtland Street after he was shot in the stomach around 1:39 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, the Philadelphia Police Department said. He climbed into the postal vehicle and hit the gas pedal, but the mail carrier couldn’t regain control. The truck crashed into a median, injuring the 23-year-old USPS driver, police said. The wounded …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Fake ID Scheme, USPS Robberies, Bank Fraud: Salem County Man Learns Fate, Feds Say Fake ID Scheme, USPS Robberies, Bank Fraud: Salem County Man Learns Fate, Feds Say
Fake ID Scheme, USPS Robberies, Bank Fraud: Salem County Man Learns Fate, Feds Say A 25-year-old Salem County man was recently sentenced to more than 9 years in prison after he robbed two postal workers while committing bank fraud, authorities said. From May 2018 through February 2020, Dezhon McCrae, a Penns Grove resident, was part of a scheme to obtain stolen checks from the mail and then use the checks to create counterfeit checks with the same routing and account numbers for deposit into area banks, U.S. Attorney John Giordano said, following his sentencing in Camden federal court. McCrae's group posted advertisements on social media, seeking people who had bank …

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by Sam Barron