Bay Area Mail Thefts and Robberies on the Rise

A postal carrier was robbed of keys that open postal boxes used to store incoming and outgoing mail in San Francisco's Mission District on March 11. Thousands of residents in the 94110 ZIP code, which includes the Mission and Bernal Heights, may be missing mail. Mail was reported missing from blue postal collection boxes in the area as well as from green relay boxes. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of those who robbed or assaulted the postal worker, and up to $10,000 for those responsible for mail theft.