My main post office in town now locks the opening to the
outgoing mail container, at all non-operational hours.
I used to drive down at 10 or 11 at night, to just get it
in the box.
No more...
Our civilization is cratering.
I only send mail at a main post office and only do it before pick up hours. I never leave outgoing mail in my mailbox or at a corner drop box.
Well, at least it’s an attempt at a solution.
In 1958, when the jeweler Harry Winston donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian, he sent it through the US mail. He’s supposed to have said, “Well, if you can’t trust the U.S. Mail, what can you trust?”
But the problem of mail being stolen now doesn’t seem to be the fault of the postal service, any more than jewelry stores being looted is the fault of the store owners.
I think it’s a good idea to lock the boxes after the mail is collected every day. A lot of the theft attempts are probably taking place in the middle of the night, and if people can’t deposit mail after hours, their mail won’t be stolen.
Our local PO doesn't use outside boxes any more.
Decent area. County household income roughly $120k. Voted Trump twice.
We have video doorbells and cameras around our house. Nothing specific, just because these are trying times. I would have thought that USPS would have been able to figure this out without inconveniencing their customers.