Federal authorities arrested a U.S. postal worker for allegedly dumping over 1,000 pieces of mail, including political mailings and an election ballot.
“Federal authorities have arrested U.S. mail carrier Ottis McCoy, accused of dumping over 1,000 pieces of mail, including 400 political mailings and an election ballot, in a wooded area instead of delivering them on his Orlando, Florida, route,” Rawsalerts wrote.
“According to court documents, a co-worker reported to McCoy’s manager that he returned unusually early despite leaving with a large amount of mail. GPS data showed McCoy had diverted to a wooded area, where the co-worker later found scattered mail,” the post added.
🚨#BREAKING: Federal authorities have arrested a U.S. Postal worker for discarding thousands of pieces of mail, including political mailings and some election ballots.⁰⁰📌#Orlando | #Florida ⁰
Federal authorities have arrested U.S. mail carrier Ottis McCoy, accused of dumping… pic.twitter.com/cqeHGfImuu— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) October 25, 2024
WFTV reports:
A Postal Inspector with the United States Postal Inspection Service began an investigation into the incident and obtained surveillance video from a nearby resident that purportedly shows McCoy arriving at the wooded lot in his Postal van, the documents stated.
Stills from the surveillance video included in the criminal complaint show a man standing near the van appearing to throw mail into the trees and bushes.
Other pictures in the complaint show pieces of mail littered in bushes, trees, and across the ground as well as in one of the pictures, you can see what appears to resemble a Florida absentee mail-in ballot lies beneath a bush.
Federal law enforcement in Florida has ARRESTED a Postal Worker for dumping 400 pieces of election-related mail, including at least one mail-in ballot.
Based on an inspection of surveillance and internal searches, they concluded that he stole some mail as well. It could be… pic.twitter.com/QcfH6mkHi7
— George (@BehizyTweets) October 25, 2024
🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: Florida U.S. Postal Worker Arrested for Dumping Mail – Including Ballots
Federal authorities have arrested Ottis McCoy, a mail carrier in Orlando accused of discarding over 1,000 mail items, including 400 political mailings and election ballots, in a wooded area… pic.twitter.com/g0dEC3Iags
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 25, 2024
Another incident involving the U.S. Postal Service occurred this week in Phoenix, Arizona.
A U.S. Postal Service mailbox in Phoenix was set ablaze, reportedly damaging over a dozen mail-in ballots.
“Phoenix Fire Department and police officials in Phoenix Arizona are currently investigating after a United States Postal Service mailbox was reportedly set on fire overnight, damaging a number of mailed-in ballots. Crews quickly extinguished the blaze, but investigators were later seen going through pieces of burned mail,” Rawsalerts wrote.
“Approximately 20 electoral ballots were damaged, along with other miscellaneous mail. The Postal Inspector has since taken possession of the damaged items. The cause of the fire is still unknown, but the Phoenix Fire Department’s Arson Investigation Taskforce, along with postal inspectors and police, is conducting a criminal investigation,” the post added.
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🚨#BREAKING: Arson investigators are investigating after over a dozen ballots were damaged in a fire inside a UPS mailbox.
Phoenix Fire Department and police officials in Phoenix Arizona are currently investigating after a United States Postal Service… pic.twitter.com/t2WIVv35XL
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) October 24, 2024
According to reports, surveillance video helped Phoenix police quickly track down a suspect and make an arrest.
“Thanks to swift action by @PhoenixPolice, @PHXFire and federal partners, we have arrested the suspect involved in this incident,” Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said.
Thanks to swift action by @PhoenixPolice, @PHXFire and federal partners, we have arrested the suspect involved in this incident. https://t.co/DRkqz06All
— Mayor Kate Gallego (@MayorGallego) October 24, 2024