Our local post office on Thomas Road and 40th street in Phoenix has these in the front of their parking lot. You drive on a lane to them. They have had to redesign the letter opening by eliminating the pull down now there is no pull down drawer and it’s a very thin opening for letters because someone repeatedly was putting some sticky goop on the area you put the letters in.
Criminals tie a string to something sticky, lower it into the big blue boxes, and pull out mail. They’re usually looking for checks and gift cards. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-postal-service-s-new-blue-boxes-designed-to-thwart-crime-not-for-ease-of-use/ar-AA1aNR8D
Criminals tie a string to something sticky, lower it into the big blue boxes, and pull out mail. They’re usually looking for checks and
Easy to cure but we have simpletons running the PO.
Construct all boxes with a shelf below the slot,sloping so mail will slide down. Shelf edge with serrated teeth half inch or so long.
String pulls up the mail, string is between two teeth, mail raked off and drops back to the bottom.
And every PO should have a security camera aimed at the mail drop box.