In the News | Mountain Brook Council honors longtime postal worker

  Mountain Brook Council honors longtime postal worker

"...The Mountain Brook City Council on Monday recognized U.S. Postal Service employee Johnny Toney for his years of service...Mayor Stewart Welch delivered the proclamation, and members of the public applauded following the presentation. Toney addressed the room briefly, thanking those in attendance. ..."

Reference: www.villagelivingonline.com




 

$100,000 Reward | U.S. Postal Inspection Service still on the lookout for mail, bank fraud suspect

  U.S. Postal Inspection Service still on the lookout for mail, bank fraud suspect

"...BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The U.S. Postal Inspection Service needs your help finding a bank and mail fraud suspect and you could get $100,000 in return.

Central Alabama Crimestoppers says Rhashema Shantae Shackleford, also known as Rhashema Deramus, is wanted on outstanding felony warrants for bank fraud and conspiracy to commit mail and bank fraud.

U.S. Postal Inspector Julie Nicholson-Morgan says it all started when Shackleford allegedly stole some checks from the mail.

While her last known address was in Montgomery, she could be anywhere. ..."

Reference: www.wbrc.com




 

Birmingham postal worker convicted of supplying stolen checks to sell online

  Birmingham postal worker convicted of supplying stolen checks to sell online

"Michael Christopher Rowser, a 24-year-old former U.S. Postal Service employee, was convicted of conspiracy to receive bribes and conspiracy to commit wire fraud...The evidence showed Rowser, a mail handler at the U.S. Postal Service’s Processing & Distribution Center in Birmingham, received approximately $106,000 in bribe payments over the course of a year for his role supplying checks to “The Lucky Shop.”..."

Reference: www.al.com




 

How do your holiday packages get delivered? USPS offers tour of Birmingham package sorting plant

  How do your holiday packages get delivered? USPS offers tour of Birmingham package sorting plant

"...Some people refer to this as the most wonderful time of the year. For those working at the United States Postal Service package sorting facility in Birmingham, it's the busiest time of year and it's not over yet.

Not too far away, WVTM 13 found people dropping off holiday cards and gifts to be mailed at the downtown Birmingham Post Office. ..."

Reference: www.wvtm13.com
 

Alabama: Birmingham Postmaster Says USPS is Prepared for Peak Holiday Shipping Season

  Birmingham postmaster says USPS is prepared for peak holiday shipping season

"Birmingham Postmaster John Richardson says they are expecting 60 million packages a day nationwide during the peak of holiday season. “Part of the Postmaster General’s ten year plan is to make sure that we have the right infrastructure to move as much mail in a short period of time,” said Richardson. He also says this year they are adding more package processing machines. ..."

Reference: www.wbrc.com
 

Two Birmingham men indicted with possession of stolen mail

  Two Birmingham men indicted with possession of stolen mail

"Two Birmingham men were indicted. ...indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Khory Deontay Lowe, II, 18, and Dejuan Alexander Wallace, 41, both of Birmingham, with one count of possession of stolen mail. Lowe was also charged with one count of unlawful possession of a Postal Service key. The incident was reported in Madison County on Sept. 6..."

Reference: www.wvtm13.com
 

Birmingham postal inspector says someone local tried mailing thousands of counterfeit checks

  Birmingham postal inspector says someone local tried mailing thousands of counterfeit checks

"...BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Local postal inspectors are warning of a mail scam that could be on it’s way to your mailbox. Earlier this week, local US Postal Inspector, Tony Robinson, found four tubs filled with thousands of counterfeit postage and checks... “Inside is a letter that says ‘congratulations’,” Robinson said. “A lot of times it may be like a..."

Reference: www.wbrc.com
 

UPS pilot that crashed cargo aicraft in Birmingham says schedules were killing him

  UPS Crash Pilot Said Schedule Was ‘Killing’ Him, NTSB Says

"...Captain Cerea Beal told a fellow UPS pilot within a day of the Aug. 14 flight that “the schedules are killing him and he could not keep this up,” according to records released today at a hearing by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board...."

Reference: www.sfgate.com  

Postal Inspectors bust Birmingham, Alabama synthetic pot operation

  Dragnet from Ala. synthetic pot bust reaches Ga.

"...BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — US Postal Inspectors and agents from the Alabama ABC Drug Task Force swarmed a squalid efficiency..."

Reference: The Postal Briefing  

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Reference: http://npmhu317.blogspot.com/

 

...More photos from the National President John Hegarty visit

 

"...Visit to Local 317 Branch in Alabama. On September 6, 2008, National President John Hegarty visited Local 317 in Birmingham, AL..."
Reference: http://npmhu317.blogspot.com/