Hudson Valley Pols Demand Postal Service Address Mail Theft

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Members of Congress from the Hudson Valley have added their voices to try to solve problems their constituents face with the U.S. Postal Service. Reps. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, Eliot Engel, D-Bronx, and Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, and Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrats of New York, have sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan calling for the postal service to address theft of mail across the Hudson Valley.

In the letter, they point out incidents of stolen mail that resulted in financial fraud and ID theft.

“Our constituents have been accused of missing payments, and some of their bank accounts have been emptied after thieves ‘wash’ checks pulled from mailboxes,” the letter said.

“These widespread incidents cost our constituents large sums of money and much time to remedy, not to mention the confidence and peace of mind that the postal service prides itself on providing,” they said.

The delegation was alerted to these alarming thefts by Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino last week.

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The congress members are asking for the postal service to implement a broad, aggressive program to combat robberies and theft of mail across the Hudson Valley.

“We ask that this plan include an increase in the number of postal inspectors and investments in new technology to secure collection boxes,” they wrote.

The full text of the letter can be found here.

Photo credit: USPS.