Kidnapper of Memphis Mail Carrier Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

Memphis, TN – On Monday, August 23, 2010, United States District Court Judge Bernice B. Donald sentenced Michael Julian Smith, also known as Michael Walls, age 24, of Memphis, Tennessee, to 25 years incarceration in federal prison with no parole, announced Edward L. Stanton, III, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Smith […]

Seattle Police Pose as Mail Carriers And Can Lie to Suspects Legally

This Seattle Times police blog article presents two controversial issues: Seattle police say they sometimes pose as mail carriers. How do mail carriers feel about being put at risk this way? Does the Postal Service know about this police practice and approve its use? In some undercover operations, officers pose as utility workers, mail carriers […]