The United States Postal Service (USPS) is rolling out new measures to crack down on mail theft. The agency says criminals have now been stealing mail carriers' keys too, so it's doubling down on its efforts to protect mail and those who deliver it.

<div class="block">The United States Postal Service (USPS) is rolling out new measures to crack down on mail theft. The agency says criminals have now been stealing mail carriers&#39; keys too, so it&#39;s doubling down on its efforts to protect mail and those who deliver it.</div>
<div class="block">The initiative is called &quot;Project Safe Delivery&quot; and includes plans to install 12,000 high security blue collection boxes nationwide and replace 49,000 mail carriers&#39; arrow lock keys with electronic ones.</div>
<div class="block">The USPS will also be offering enhanced in-person change of address transactions starting May 31. Post office customers seeking a change of address will now receive a validation letter at their old address and receive an activation letter at their new address.</div>
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Postal Services Cracks Down on Mail Theft With New Keys and Locks 

All right guys. Meanwhile, the United States Postal Service is now rolling out new measures to crack down on meal theft. Cheddar's Lauren Fabrizi is at a local post office with the details for us. Over the years, we have reported on thieves targeting residential mailboxes and these blue collection boxes as well. The United States Postal service says that criminals are now stealing mail carriers keys too. So the agency says it is doubling down on its efforts to protect mail and those who deliver it us says it's expanding its project safe delivery crime prevention initiative and that includes installing 12,000 high security blue collection boxes nationwide to make access to mail more difficult for criminals and replacing 49,000 mail carriers, airlock keys with electronic ones. Postal service will also be offering enhanced in person change of address transactions starting May 31 postal service customers seeking a change of address will now receive a validation letter at their old address and receive an activation letter at their new address. The postal service will no longer accept third party change of address submissions. The postal service says that residents can take their own steps to prevent mail theft, including not leaving mail in your box for an extended period of time. We've got the full list of safety tips on our website for chatter. I'm Lauren.