Boxes Of Undelivered Mail Found In Hudson Valley Woods

SOMERS, NY — Authorities are investigating a Somers town postal employee after boxes of mail were found in the local woods. The Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Postal Service said that agents had recovered the mail and an investigation was ongoing.

The matter has been turned over to federal prosecutors and could lead to criminal charges, the Journal News said.

Several boxes of mail were found the woods at the intersection of Wellington Lane and Voris Drive, News 12 said.

The nearest house is two to three blocks away.

Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said he's been complaining about postal service operations for the past five years.

"One of the problems with the postal service is that they have replaced many full-time employees with part-timers who are not familiar with routes or passionate about their jobs," he said.

"I will be reaching out to members of Congress from our area and will be asking them to schedule public hearings and for the Senate and House of Representatives to investigate the reasons why the postal service are having so many problems," Feiner said.

He said that people depend on the mail for checks, bills and prescription drugs.

If people don't get their mail, "people will stop using the postal service," Feiner said.

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Photo credit: USPS.