Officials address postal theft problem after surge in cluster mailbox burglary reports

Mail theft continues to be a problem for neighborhoods with cluster mailboxes all over the region. After a surge of Folsom cluster mailbox burglary reports in December, other neighborhoods in the city have faced similar issues. According to Lisa Miller-Hobbs, a 20-year Folsom resident, the cluster mail boxes located on Stockman Circle were broken into…

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Mail delivery changes leave some subdivisions in a bind

By Mary Ann Ford – January 4, 2014 NORMAL — Residents who live in the Trails on Sunset Lake subdivision don’t have to go far to get their mail.  Individual mailboxes are on posts near the curb, close to their homes on Normal’s far east side.  But future residents — and those of other new…

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San Antonio postal customers locked out of their mail

(July 7, 2014) SAN ANTONIO — Hundreds of postal customers are making their own mail runs on the city’s northwest side. The problem: there’s a backup in changing the locks on mailboxes within subdivisions. “The people who send me mail, they pay postage. They’re paying for something to be delivered to me, and it’s not…

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Ohio Valley Residents Speak Out on Proposed Mail Delivery Change

WHEELING – If you like the convenience of stepping right out your front door to get your mail, it could come to an end in the future. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform proposed the plan, which means door-to-door mail carriers could be a thing of the past. The bill is waiting approval…

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New developments say goodbye to curbside mail

CARY — Vijay and Vineela Madiraju had unloaded boxes in their new home, met their neighbors and transferred bills before they realized something was wrong: Not a single letter had arrived in the new, black Imperial mailbox in front of their home. “It took almost two weeks,” Vijay Madiraju said, before they knew the mail…

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