Bustleton postal worker found hoarding mail

We’ve all had something “get lost in the mail.” But residents in the neighborhoods serviced by the Bustleton branch of the post office, have recently received mail items from as far back as 1997.

When a mailman from Bustleton missed several days of work in April, postal officials went to his home only to find 20,000 pieces of undelivered mail.

Among them are paychecks, a college acceptance letter and items from the IRS and Social Security Administration.

Authorities have been unable to locate the postal worker, but his actions are federal offenses.

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