USPS 'actively defunding' its police force amid spike in postal crime

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This story seems really important right now. I wonder why DeJoy is reducing it’s police force?

USPS “actively defunding” its police force amid spike in postal crime, associations warn lawmakers ⁦@BillPascrell⁩

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USPS ‘actively defunding’ its police force amid spike in postal crime, associations warn lawmakers...
USPS is experiencing a spike in postal crime that further hurts employee recruitment and retention, postal associations told lawmakers.
6:30 AM · Oct 11, 2022

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2022/09/usps-actively-defunding-its-police-force-amid-spike-in-postal-crime-associations-warn-lawmakers/

The Postal Service, already struggling in some regions to cover delivery routes with available staff, is experiencing a spike in postal crime that further hurts employee recruitment and retention, postal associations told lawmakers.

Frank Albergo, national president of the Postal Police Officers Association, told the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s subcommittee on government operations that postal police staffing has shrunk by approximately 65% since 2002.

Albergo said the postal police force, at a time when postal crime and robberies of mail carriers are on the rise, has shrunk to approximately 350 rank-and-file officers, and continues to see its headcount shrink through attrition.

Albergo estimated there will be fewer than 300 rank and file postal police officers by the end of 2024, unless changes are made.

“The Postal Service is actively defunding its uniformed police force,” Albergo said told lawmakers at a field hearing in Philadelphia on Wednesdaynight

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[slater71]

1. Just in time for the election.

[liberalla]

2. Exactly! Just when they are going to need people to police and investigate suspected

theft, fraud, mishandling, etc of ballots --- let's reduce our police force so things will be easier for the crooks and bad guys!

This is part of a PLAN - not happening by accident!

[Eugene]

3. So the arsonist is still settings fires in the building. nt

[a kennedy]

4. I actually thought POTUS was going to get rid of this piece of shit????? 🤬 🤬 🤬

[liberalla]

5. This thread from last week has some information:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217229353

Posts 3 & 8 shed some light and hope

[crickets]

6. K&R for visibility.