ABC News By DAVID SHARP
Postal carriers have more worries than snow, rain or the gloom of night keeping them from their appointed rounds
PORTLAND, Maine —Â Postal carriers have more worries than snow, rain or the gloom of night keeping them from their appointed rounds. They’re increasingly being robbed, often at gunpoint, from Maine to California.
Robberies of postal carriers have exploded, surging 78% to nearly 500 in 2022, according to data provided by U.S. Postal Inspection Service to The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act.
Letter carriers are demanding action from the U.S. Postal Service.
âThe National Association of Letter Carriers is outraged and angered by the assaults, armed robberies and even murders that Americaâs letter carriers increasingly face as they deliver the mail. These attacks are completely unacceptable,â said Paul Barner, the unionâs executive vice president.
