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This is the busiest time of year
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if you work for the Postal Service.
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Cards, letters, packages,
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they're entering the mail stream by the millions.
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The awesome task of delivery  rests on the shoulders
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of city and rural mail carriers.
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Hi, I'm Eric Shen,
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Postal Inspector in Charge  of Criminal Investigations
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for the United States Postal Inspection Service.
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Part of my job is to make sure your carrier
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is safe while delivering your mail.
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More than 200,000 of our  letter carriers will be making
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the deliveries to over 150 million addresses,
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including yours.
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Carriers are present in your neighborhood
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six sometimes seven days  per week making deliveries.
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But large volumes of mail and  packages in this holiday season
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make postal employees tempting targets for crooks.
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This is where I'm asking for your help.
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Keep an eye out for your letter carrier.
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If you see something that looks suspicious  or someone following your carrier,
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call the police.
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Postal Inspectors will be out on the streets
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providing security for our postal employees,
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and we'll be ready to respond  to any criminal activities.
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Last year we made almost 500 arrests for  assaults and robberies of postal carriers.
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We can't be everywhere.
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Let's make sure our carriers don't get snowed,
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and we all have a happy holiday.
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For more information,
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visit uspis.gov.