dr_boogs said:
I put two checks in the mail (which I try my best to avoid but these had to go by mail) at the CS post office a couple weeks ago.
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I used the lone remaining outside blue box w the now goofy yellow swinging bar at the slot. Both envelopes vanished. Neither one ever made it to their destination.
There were a couple thieves from Houston using a counterfeit key to steal a bunch of outgoing mail from a box (probably that outdoor one you mentioned) at the CS post office.
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/03/06/2-men-arrested-stealing-mail-over-50-addresses/