Pound Ridge, NY
Obituaries
Pound Ridge Volunteer Firefighter, Mailman Peter Beccaria, 89
Peter Richard Beccaria, a longtime mailman in Northern Westchester and a volunteer firefighter in Pound Ridge for half a century, died at age 89 in Palm Coast, Florida. He was born on December 27, 1928 in Mount Kisco to Esther and Frank Beccaria. He attended school in Pound Ridge and Katonah and then served four years in the Navy in Korea. Peter married his wife Peggy in 1959 and had two sons, Michael and Patrick. He moved to Palm Coast from Pound Ridge in 2003. Peter was a rural letter carrier for 30 years with the United States Postal Service and was a member of the Pound Ridge Volunte…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Two Charged In Westchester Mail Theft Spree
Two more suspects are facing charges for allegedly using a stolen mailbox key to steal mail in Westchester County. Yonkers residents Steven Carson, 27 and Derek Brown, 28, were charged in White Plains Federal Court this week on charges claiming that they went on a mail theft spree involving United States Postal Service mailboxes. According to the complaint that was unsealed in court on Thursday, on April 2, Brown allegedly redeemed a stolen gift card at a Gap store on the same day a victim in Bronxville mailed the card. Two days later, Carson deposited two money orders stolen from the mail …
Yonkers, NY
News
Yonkers Officials Call On U.S. Postal Service Following Mail Thefts
Officials in Yonkers have become the latest to call on the United States Postal Service to address the recent spate of mailbox fishing and theft incidents throughout the Hudson Valley. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Police Commissioner Charles Gardner gathered this week on South Broadway to call on the USPS, citing more than 80 reported incidents of theft in the city and nearly $700,000 that were withdrawn from bank accounts belonging to Yonkers residents this year alone. “While our Yonkers Police Department and the Westchester County District Attorney's Office works hard with the U.S. Postal…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
20 Passport Applications Missing From Post Office In Hudson Valley
Another Hudson Valley post office is facing questions after 20 passport applications were lost in Rockland County, leading to a cacophony of angry voices seeking answers. Lawmakers are demanding that the United States Postal Service “explain and remedy” the causes of the loss of the 20 applications in Tappan, which has since been confirmed by the USPS. The missing passport applications is just the latest incident to plague the USPS in the Hudson Valley. Several alleged mail thieves were recently arrested in Bronxville, and a pair were caught on camera in Yonkers stealing from USPS mailboxes…
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Eight Alleged Westchester Mail Thieves Arrested
A weeks-long investigation into mail theft and bank fraud led to the arrest of eight suspects who allegedly attempted to profit from stealing from mailboxes in Bronxville, police said. An investigation was launched on April 12, when investigators from the Bronxville Police Department received information that individuals may be using the Bronxville Trustco Bank on Park Place to make fraudulent bank transactions using checks that were stolen from area mailboxes. Investigators said that it was determined that checks stolen from the mail were being deposited into accounts, which were opened wi…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Mail Stolen From Lobby Of Post Office In Westchester
Thieves targeting the United States Postal Service mailboxes on streets in Westchester are becoming bolder, this time targeting a post office itself. In a statement, the Bronxville Police Department reported that it is investigating a series of mail thefts in the village, including items that were deposited in the mail slot at the lobby of the post office on Pondfield Road. The stolen mail in Bronxville comes on the heels of multiple incidents of stolen mail - captured on video - in Yonkers, New Rochelle, Greenburgh and other Westchester municipalities. The latest string of stolen mail com…
Armonk, NY
News
Police, USPS Issue Alert Following Latest Westchester Mail Fishing Incident
The Yonkers Police Department and United States Postal Service are investigating the latest round of mail theft in the city following several reports of missing or lost items. Police issued a public safety alert on Tuesday afternoon following several new instances of mail theft that took place at approximately 2 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29 in the area of South Broadway and Riverdale Avenue. The mailboxes that were robbed were: 79 Main Street; 80 Riverdale Avenue; 410 Riverdale Avenue; 466 Riverdale Avenue; 53 South Broadway; 176 South Broadway; 274 South Broadway; 335 South Broadway; South Br…
Armonk, NY
News
Officials Call For Action To End Mail Thefts In Westchester
In the wake of several instances involving stolen mail in the area, elected officials in the area are calling on the United States Postal Service to address the incidents. Officials including Rep. Nita Lowey, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Eliot Engel and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney sent a letter on Tuesday to United States Postmaster General Megan Brennan calling for the Postal Service to address theft of mail across the region. In the letter, the officials highlighted incidents of stolen mail that resulted in financial fraud and identity theft in the Hudson Valley. “From …
Fairfield, CT
News
Man Admits To Shipping Large Amounts Of Pot To CT After $404K Seized
A 38-year-old man who conspired to distribute hundreds of pounds of marijuana in and around Fairfield County is facing decades in prison after pleading guilty in District Court in Bridgeport. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District Connecticut announced on Tuesday that Atlanta resident Shamar “Sheist” Madden has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute, 100 kilograms or more of marijuana. According to court documents, between August 2016 and February the following year, Madden, Malek Long - who has pleaded guilty to th…
New City, NY
Lifestyle
Rockland County Mailman Hailed As Hero For Saving New City Resident's Life
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, nor a man suffering from cardiac arrest stays at least one Rockland County courier from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Rockland County and local officials joined members of the New City Post Office on Wednesday to celebrate carrier assistant Robert Korba, Jr., who helped save the life of a New City man earlier this year after he collapsed in his driveway. While delivering mail on Jan. 3 on Greenwood Drive, Korba came to the aid of a local resident, who had collapsed. Korba - who is CPR certified - called 911, and procee…
New Canaan, CT
News
Mailboxes In Public Areas Targeted To Steal Checks, New Canaan PD Says
Detectives from the New Canaan Police Department and members of the United States Postal Service are investigating several recent phishing incidents involving criminals targeting USPS mailboxes. The department issued a fraud alert this week, warning local residents that they are investigating a series of incidents involving alleged criminals using devices to drop into the USPS mailboxes and pull out mail that may include checks or other valuables. Police said that thieves are also targeting residential mailboxes with flags up, indicating mail is inside to be picked up. “Protect yourself and…
Bedford, NY
News
USPS 'Persistent Service Problems' In Area Spurs Maloney To Act
After receiving nearly two dozen complaints from Hudson Valley residents in Middletown, New Windsor, and Westchester County, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney sent a letter to Ronald Stroman, the Deputy Postmaster General at the United States Postal Service (USPS) formally asking the agency to resolve delivery problems. In the letter, dated April 4, Maloney outlined the numerous complaints his office has received ranging from delayed delivery to the total disappearance of packages. “Americans have come to expect fast and dependable mail delivery because USPS has always done such a great job, …
Next Page
Archive
