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Kitchen_Software t1_izbhpea wrote

A person in our neighborhood recently posted a doorbell video of someone rifling through their mail, presumably looking/feeling for holiday cards that might contain cash or equivalent.

This shit knows no bounds.

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Foggl3 t1_izc6y6n wrote

That's a felony, isn't it?

I mean, good luck getting the guy but you know what I mean.

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IfUReadThisURLame t1_izc8hv3 wrote

It's a federal offense, which means it can be ignored by a different jurisdiction.

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heelstoo t1_izci2am wrote

The USPS does not fuck around.

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dmvdancer t1_izckrer wrote

Unfortunately, they take a damn long time. I've been reporting a credit card mail theft scheme to USPS investigators for over a year and a half and they still haven't taken any action. It's upwards of $10,000+ in fraud from over a dozen victims; and a similar case in New York was just prosecuted, but no action taken in DC yet.

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heelstoo t1_izcwuyx wrote

I’ve actually emailed several of the folks in charge at the USPS in DC, and received responses. If you’re interested, send me a PM and I’ll dig around for those email addresses.

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blues_and_ribs t1_izdnsxo wrote

The USPIS part of the postal museum is fascinating.

I mainly walked out of there thinking that it’s a shame that there’s no dedicated CSI-style USPIS show where they get to say cool stuff like, “Looks like justice [puts on sunglasses] . . .has been delivered.”

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mdtransplant21 t1_izdv3c6 wrote

They have their own narcotics division. I wonder what kind of relationship they have with the DEA. Friendly rivalry, brothers-in-arms? Or are the DEA guys the high school jocks giving wedgies to the USPSIS nerds?

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LanEvo7685 t1_izzxzbq wrote

Because when you control the mail, you control... INFORMATION!!!

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ih8t314 t1_ize0wn6 wrote

USPS technically was stolen from because every mailbox is USPS property. Check the bottom of your mailbox.

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squuidlees t1_ize10xy wrote

Porch pirates got a surprise if they steal any of my cards going out or coming in.. me and my friends are broke and just send each other free leaflets we find at cafes in our cities.

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giscard78 t1_izejqm1 wrote

> Porch pirates got a surprise

pre-covid a friend of mine got his compost worms stolen and promptly strewn about the sidewalk several times lol

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