![]() ![]() ![]() Postal officials are cracking down on other ways criminals are targeting the service. Federal prosecutors can also bring other charges, as well. Assault carries a sentence of up to 10 years for a first offense, and up to 25 years for any subsequent offense, officials said. Possession, concealment or disposal of property carries a sentence of as many as 10 years in prison. Mail theft carries a penalty of up to five years in prison. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the carriers who deliver 162.1 million pieces of first-class mail each day should be able to work “in safety and to be free from targeting by criminals seeking to access the public’s mail.” Thirty-one postal carriers were injured, and one of them was killed last year, according to the data. The robberies have more than quadrupled over a decade, and weapons were used in most of the 496 robberies last year, according to data provided by the Postal Inspection Service to the AP under the Freedom of Information Act. The spike in postal carrier robberies has put letter carriers on edge. We are hardening targets - both physical and digital - to make them less desirable to thieves and working with our law enforcement partners to bring perpetrators to justice,” Postal Inspection Service Chief Gary Barksdale said Friday in a statement. “We’re doubling down on our efforts to protect our postal employees and the security of the mail. The announcement came days after the National Association of Letter Carriers expressed outrage as The Associated Press reported that nearly 500 postal carriers were robbed last year. ![]() The Postal Service is replacing 49,000 so-called arrow locks with electronic versions to make them less attractive to criminals who have been targeting them to steal mail from secure receptacles, and it is placing 12,000 hardened blue collection boxes in high-risk areas, according to the Postal Service and Postal Inspection Service. ![]() Postal Service is replacing tens of thousands of antiquated keys used by postal carriers and installing thousands of high-security collection boxes to stop a surge in robberies and mail thefts, officials said Friday. The call typically comes from Stall 1 around 19 minutes before the start of the Kentucky Derby, and it gets the jockeys to begin heading to the racetrack.PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The U.S. In the past, NBA Hall of Famer Julius Erving, former Louisville football coach Charlie Strong and Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari have given the famous call.Īccording to the Kentucky Derby's official website, "Riders Up" is a command in which jockeys mount their horses prior to the Triple Crown race getting underway. Rapper and Louisville native Jack Harlow gave the "Rider's Up" call before the 2022 Kentucky Derby. Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton and former University of Louisville standout Teddy Bridgewater have delivered the "Riders Up" command in the past. Starting in 2012, Kentucky Derby officials made the decision to let a celebrity make the legendary call. The Kentucky Derby announced that Mahomes will give the famous "Riders Up" command at the 149th Run for the Roses, which takes place on Saturday. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will add another honor to his long list of accolades this weekend. ![]()
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