“Dear PoPville,

People should not use USPS Priority certified mail if they have any concern about the timing of a delivery or even ensuring that a delivery occurs.

I sent letters to two neighbors on August 8th to satisfy the DC Department of Buildings’ neighbor notification process.

As of today (August 22), Read More

Thanks to M. for sending: “”Mailbox getting removed from the corner of 11th and Irving St, NW.”

Anyone else notice/see mailboxes getting removed? If so, what neighborhood are you in?

“Dear PoPville,

I mailed a check to DC Office of Tax and Revenue. The check was intercepted and altered on the payee line, paid to order of an individual. Which Law Enforcement agencies will help investigate and recover the funds? My bank is physically located in San Francisco. Thank you.”

“Dear PoPville,

This large envelope was delivered to us late last year, and even though there is no “Benjamin C. Evans” who has lived at this address (at least since 2015) and I wrote “not at this address” on the envelope, USPS sent it back to our house. I can’t help but think that there could be something of at least sentimental value inside and would love to get it to its intended recipient.”

If you know who this is or this is you, please email me at pri[email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with OP.

Thanks to R. for sending: “December 2020 – not sure how long ago these tenants moved out but they sure don’t live here anymore!”

Last Holiday/Christmas Card in Town is brought to you by the Friends of the White Whale Society.

Update: “got a call from a MPD detective is looking into the case. Just wanted to note they did reach out this morning.”

“Dear PoPville,

This issue started for me in October, when I woke up one Monday morning to an email from my bank saying my checking account had a low balance. But how could that be, I just got paid from my two jobs on Friday? Ultimately, a check I wrote to a nonprofit was intercepted in DC, never made it to its destination, and we didn’t know how the check got into the wrong hands.

Flash forward to 11/7, I’m working from home next to my window that faces our cluster community mailbox. There is one on my side of the street and one directly across 3rd place, both within view of my window. I happened to glance up and notice a person dressed in all black, with their hood up, and a COVID surgical mask on (solo an outside mind you) check the mail of the box on my side of the street, and then go to the other side, and check that box. I thought, why would someone have a key to two mailboxes? I then realized the person hadn’t opened a personal mailbox compartment, but the outgoing mailbox compartment where letters are placed for pick up. And they had a key. Voila – I got my answer to how my check was stolen. Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I saw the lost ashes post and thought I would add this:

Twice in the past week my packages were “delivered to reception,” but after searching everywhere possible, my concierge maintains that my building never received those packages. One of those instances was through USPS and I suspect the other was as well (USPS has messed up my deliveries several times over the past couple of years). Read More

From the Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:

“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) met with the Chief Postal Inspector for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Gary Barksdale, to discuss mail theft in the District of Columbia and across the country. Read More

Thanks to Robyn for sharing:

“I wish I was kidding…just got a Christmas card mailed December 13, 2021. It is June 21, 2022…”

And I thought April 26th was pretty good… Read More

Thanks to Amy for sending a new record: “USPS- Nashville to DC in 2 years, 5 months, 29 days” Read More