WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors asking them to promptly take action after receiving no response from USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Inspector General Whitcomb Hull. Brown, after listening to Ohioans and consulting with law enforcement, sent DeJoy and Whitcomb Hull a letter on October 14 urging them to restore the patrolling functions of Postal Police Officers and take necessary steps to address the increase in mail theft and postal robberies to help keep mail carriers and Ohioans safe. Brown requested a response by November 14 and has yet to receive one.

“On October 14th, I wrote to Mr. DeJoy and Ms. Whitcomb Hull asking the United States Postal Service (USPS) to reinstate the patrolling duties of Postal Police Officers (PPOs) in the face of increasingly widespread, costly, and dangerous armed postal robberies and mail theft,” wrote Brown in his letter to the USPS Board of Governors. “In my letter, I asked for a response in 30 days. It has now been more than 30 days since I sent my letter and I have yet to receive a response or any outreach from USPS. It is imperative that this matter be addressed as promptly as possible.”

Brown has been at the forefront of working to improve USPS. In March, Brown voted to pass bipartisan legislation that will guarantee continued six-day delivery and make deliveries timelier and more efficient. Last year, Brown led 33 of his colleagues in pressing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on persistent mail delays and what action he is taking to restore on-time mail delivery. Brown also joined 33 of his Senate Colleagues in a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling on him to immediately reverse all operational and organizational changes that resulted in delays of critical medications to Americans.

A copy of Brown’s October 14 letter is available here.

A copy of Brown’s letter to the Board of Directors is available here and below:

Dear Postmaster General DeJoy and Members of the Board of Governors:

On October 14th, I wrote to Mr. DeJoy and Ms. Whitcomb Hull asking the United States Postal Service (USPS) to reinstate the patrolling duties of Postal Police Officers (PPOs) in the face of increasingly widespread, costly, and dangerous armed postal robberies and mail theft.
I am attaching the letter below, which details both the state of the issue in Ohio and the need to address this problem as quickly as possible. Postal robberies are costing thousands of Ohioans millions in stolen checks and goods, putting the lives of our mail carriers at risk, and needlessly straining local police departments.
In my letter, I asked for a response in 30 days. It has now been more than 30 days since I sent my letter and I have yet to receive a response or any outreach from the USPS. It is imperative that this matter be addressed as promptly as possible.
Sincerely,

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