On the same day Pennsylvania leaders met to raise concerns about rising crime against the postal service, authorities in one county warned residents to avoid a mailbox that's been struck by thefts dozens of times.
Police are telling postal customers to take their mail inside the post office and hand it to a clerk or find a mailbox with a surveillance camera.
The warning comes are leaders in Philadelphia met to discuss surging thefts against the United States Postal Service. Several members of the Pennsylvania Delegation participated and raised their concerns, asking questions about the mail service’s reliability. The Members of Congress reported an explosion in constituent complaints regarding on-time delivery, mail theft, crimes against postal workers and concern for the upcoming election cycle.Several members of the Pennsylvania Delegation participated and raised their concerns, asking questions about the mail service’s reliability.
"Over the past two years, my district has had a dramatic increase in the amount of lost or stolen mail packages, undelivered packages, post office closures and poor performance by the local post office," said U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans . U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and said field hearings were also held in Chicago and Baltimore. Lawmakers said this will continue raising awareness on the problems at the postal service.
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