Mailbox Station Thefts in Sorrento Valley & Carmel Valley

[Koonzee 26]

Sorrento Valley / Carmel Valley Members: 

Don't allow deliveries to remain in the mailboxes overnight.  The keys have fallen into the wrong hands and replacement locks/keys are on back-order.  Insure all shipments if you can not avoid USPS.

Letter Regarding my Service Request to Investigate Theft:

""Unfortunately it seems as though the Centralized Box Unit (CBU) that houses the mailbox you pick up from was broken into overnight on Wednesday 8/16/23 and mail was stolen. There has been a string of robberies/mail theft in the area and our zip code has been a hotspot as this isn’t the first time it has happened from the carrier statements we have received. The mail carrier assigned to your route noticed that mailboxes were left open and mail was missing at multiple addresses on his route, and your CBU was a part of that attack. The package we were looking for was delivered before the boxes were broken into so that lets us know it was most likely taken. "

"We have two law enforcement agencies tasked with safeguarding the integrity of
the Postal Service and the U.S. Mail. You can file a report for any package you believe
was stolen while in our care with one or both of these agencies:

Option (1): The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is the internal law enforcement
arm of the United States Postal Service If you would like to report an incident of mail
theft by a postal employee, you may file a complaint online at
https://www.uspsoig.gov/form/file-online-complaint.

Options (2): The Postal Inspection Service is the external law enforcement arm of
the United States Postal Service. Complaints alleging mail tampering or theft from
nonemployees come under its exclusive jurisdiction. To report an external mail theft,
you may file a complaint online at https://www.uspis.gov/report/ or call the Postal
Inspection Service at: 1-877-876-2455."

[robertaccio 406]

there was a time the US Marines were put on guard the mail duty with orders to shoot........ 

[DSM8 360]

21 hours ago, robertaccio said:

there was a time the US Marines were put on guard the mail duty with orders to shoot........ 

I see that as a fine option and should be pursued for a number of security ventures.