Letter carriers demand action against robberies.

Robberies of postal carriers have surged 78% to nearly 500 in 2022, with weapons used in most of the 496 robberies, injuring 31 postal carriers last year. The National Association of Letter Carriers is demanding action from the US Postal Service to address the issue. The Postal Service is adapting and implementing new measures to address the robberies, including enhancing collection box key and lock technology, implementing dual authentication, and "hardening" blue collection boxes to prevent tampering. The Postal Service leadership is preparing to announce more measures to address the problem.