In 1927, Congress passed a law barring the USPS from mailing concealable firearms unless they were from licensed dealers in an effort to curb crime.
A brazen daytime robbery of a mail carrier happened in unincorporated Danville on Wednesday and authorities say they believe there's an underground market to buy and sell stolen keys.
With a push from South Bay residents after several incidents, a bipartisan bill called the Mail Theft Act was introduced, aimed to develop cross coordination to combat mail theft.
Thieves are targeting letter carriers for their mailbox keys, police say after a series of robberies have been reported in the Bay Area.
Across the country, mail carriers are increasingly being held up at gunpoint while on their daily delivery routes. In California, two major Bay Area cities had the greatest number of postal robberies and attacks in 2023.
At the United States Postal Service's Oakland processing facility, more than 1,000 employees are working everyday this month to deliver a little holiday magic.