Lawmakers blast Postal Service’s ‘inadequate response’ to rise in robberies of letter carriers

A postal worker loads a delivery truck in Chicago. (Getty file photo)

The U.S. Postal Service must “restore confidence” in its leadership after failing to address a rise in armed robberies of letter carriers, Chicago-area lawmakers say.

In a letter sent Thursday to USPS’ Board of Governors, the lawmakers blasted USPS’ “inadequate response” to address the rise in robberies of letter carriers — up from 80 robberies in 2018 to more than 260 robberies last year.