Travel and Mail Security
 Planning to travel for the holidays?
Safe Pets Trust has an important tip to share.
The avalanche of catalogs we've been recycling lately signals the start of increased mail and package deliveries. Everyone loves surprises, especially bad people. The best approach is the preventative one.
Whether or not you use our service, we are advocating everyone have their mail held for any trips more than 72 hours. Mail theft rings are a sad, but very real problem in many communities including ours. Often this crime is perpetrated by desperate people being paid by the piece, and in broad daylight.
Make it a habit to learn when your letter carrier comes, and who they are. Temporary carriers don't have postal service uniforms, and just because a person is carrying a mailbag doesn't mean they're delivering.
Beware of strangers with packages. If you don't see an official vehicle such as FedEx DHL or UPS, don't open the door until you see positive proof the person is a delivery agent.
Home invasions increase during the season and the delivery person scheme is easily detectible by taking extra precautions.
The Postal Service also offers an online method for having your mail held at: https://dunsapp.usps.gov/HoldMail.jsp 
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