Richmond's top prosecutor: USPS collection boxes "not safe"

The intrigue: McEachin's announcement struck an uncharacteristically adversarial tone toward postal officials, criticizing them for backing out of a planned town hall to address "non-delivery of mail, mail fraud, and mail theft."

The other side: A spokesperson for the postal service blamed a scheduling conflict for the town hall's cancellation, per WRIC.

The big picture: Residents in north Richmond and parts of Henrico said they had gone months without receiving mail, with undelivered mail periodically discovered discarded in alleyways.

The bottom line: McEachin urged residents to take their complaints directly to the postal service.