"It's supposed to be door-to-door delivery, not door-to-mailbox," he said. Mays said the mailboxes sit two-tenths of a mile ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - At the height of the recent mailbox bomb scare, some people in the Midwest installed clear plastic doors on their boxes to allow carriers to peer inside for suspicious objects.

Those repairs can include: • Replacing loose hinges on a mailbox door. • Repainting a mailbox that may have rusted or has started to peel. • Remounting a loosened mailbox post.

Replacing loose hinges on a mailbox door. • Repainting a mailbox that may have rusted or has started to peel. • Remounting a loosened mailbox post. • Replacing or adding house numbers.

This time, his mailbox alarm went off around 8:30 p.m. and ... a resident reported that she arrived home to find the back door fully opened. She requested an officer check the residence to make ...

Some of the typical activities homeowners may need to do include: Replacing loose hinges on a mailbox door. Repainting a mailbox that may have rusted or has started to peel. Remounting a loosened ...

"Porch pirates" are also an issue, or when thieves spot packages left on porches or next to doors and nab the parcels. Even so, the new mailboxes don't lock, and the USPS also urges people to sign ...