There are growing calls for a crackdown on the spike in violent attacks against U.S. Postal Service mail carriers.
There are growing calls for a crackdown on the spike in violent attacks against U.S. Postal Service mail carriers.to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland this week with more than a dozen questions about what is being done to address this problem.
Durbin notes that despite requesting information from the DOJ in April about its efforts to address this issue, “DOJ did not provide an informative response about its efforts to work with USPS and USPIS to hold accountable those committing these crimes.” “Robberies of postal carriers have increased by 78 percent resulting in nearly 500 robberies alone in 2022,” said Rep. Kweisi Mfume during a May hearing.
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