![]() ![]() It also said specifically, “There has been an increase in letter carrier robberies nationwide where criminals are targeting letter carriers for their Arrow and Modified Arrow Lock (MAL) Keys.”Īn audit of USPS from 2020 found troubling problems with arrow keys, saying “the number of arrow keys in circulation is unknown” and “local units did not adequately report lost, stolen, or broken keys.” That audit recommended major changes including creating and maintaining a nationwide arrow key inventory. ![]() Meanwhile, USPS announced on Friday that robberies of mail carriers nationwide is already up nearly 50 percent this fiscal year compared to last year. Postal Inspector for the Seattle area is investigating this theft case. She said she had to take off from work early to get her mail. Some people who waited upwards of 45 minutes were turned away when the post office closed at 5pm.”I’ve tried to pick my mail up three times,” said Juana Esquibel, who was one of the last people able to get her mail before the post office closed. On Friday, a line of people waited outside the Columbia Station post office. Now mail has been halted at residences across the zip code where mail can be accessed by using a master key – also called an arrow key. The video shows the men are in and out in about a minute, scooping up mail from every box. “It was not their first rodeo,” she said. “Two or three men get out, some with masks on come out, and immediately just pop open every single one all the way down,” said Megan Knight, who lives in an impacted neighborhood in South Seattle. The video owner asked KIRO7 to not show it on TV for safety reasons, but the video is circulating in the neighborhood. Surveillance video shows people in the act. ![]()
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