#USPIS

[anya-xoxo]

me when brooklyn 99 sparks a life long hatred for uspis and people named Jack danger/Jackie donger

[insanelyadd]

Craziest/coolest crime story you know about the USPS?

The United States Postal Inspection Service has existed in some form longer than the united states itself has, when Benjamin Franklin appointed the first "surveyor" over oversee the mail (make sure there were no mail crimes happening) in, I think, 1772. They have a conviction rate of 98% which is probably because if you're dumb enough to do mail crimes and it's discovered I mean. If you do mail crime and no one ever learns about it, obviously you can't be charged, if you do mail crime and it's discovered and you get CAUGHT then I think the conviction rate is probably so high because they just have you dead to rights.

A fun fact related to mail crimes: The reason spam mail is listed as "To our friends at (address)" or "(name) or current resident" is because it is ILLEGAL to open mail for someone else. The only way they can mail out the coupons or whatever they might be selling to as many people as possible, and for it to be legal for the recipients to open it, is for who it's addressed to to be vague.

Annual reminder than if you think/know someone is stealing/damaging/destroying your mail then you can try to get in contact with your local postal inspector. They take these crimes very seriously, and it is a federal felony (in the US) called "Obstruction of Correspondence"

As for the craziest mail crime??? A person from the Postal Inspector Forensics Lab (probably not the actual name) was the person who realized all the bombs sent by the unabomber were the same person, and this is part of what led to his arrest. I don't know how much everyone is familiar with that case but he sent the bombs by mail.

Other than that the anthrax attacks in 2001 were done by mail, though I am not super familiar with it and couldn't tell you how crucial the Postal Inspectors were in figuring out the case.

[hitchell-mope]

Moron.

[slyandthefamilybook]

A lot of people are going to be voting by mail this year so this is your friendly USPS reminder that unauthorized handling of the mail is a federal offense. If anyone other than you or your mail carrier touches or solicits your mail, call the US Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455 or go to https://www.uspis.gov/report

[softgrungeprophet]

finally actually reading vol 6 and i will say, as much as i like radiant black, i find all the military and spaceship stuff in 5 and 6 kind of... meh lol

this is no surprise to anyone who knows my tastes though. i'm very picky about galactic or cosmic or war or whatever in the cape comics i read and seriously prefer very personal and grounded dramas. this has the personal drama of course, it's just also not really holding my attention that much.

i think ironically part of the problem is it's too much Movie (but scifi) and not enough of the super sentai and magical girl fantastical boss fight (despite, again, having elements of that)

i just don't really care about like... tactical combat and politics in a superhero or similar comic, you know...? that's mostly a me thing though

[absentlyabbie]

usamericans, if you get a call from someone purporting to be a usps postal inspection service agent notifying you that your name is down as the sender on a "suspicious package" seized in x state (probably not yours) just hang the hell up.

they will try to scare you and say that you will be reported as the sender of something that breaks federal law and you'll be entry/exit restricted and be placed on "red flag lists." they'll namedrop the department of homeland security and ominously warn you that failing to cooperate means you will be federally investigated.

they will even, if you ask for it, give you an undoubtedly fake name of the supposed agent with employee#, and even a case or "document" number.

and they will try to pressure you with some bullshit short turnaround deadline or time limit to complete x or y action within 2 hours or whatever.

it's suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch bullshit.

i got this call today and man if it hadn't literally woken me up with me answering it blindly, i wouldn't have let the call go on as long as it did, but it was at least... illuminating.

remember:

government agencies, especially federal agencies, will pretty much never cold call you.

they will mail you anything actually important/requiring action from you.

do not, DO NOT ever give them any information about you over the phone.

(seriously this woman wanted me to tell her what online shopping sites i'd recently entered identifying information into, there's no fucking reason to know that and even that shit gives information about you, your patterns and habits, and places that may be hackable which you'd have an account with.)

always, ALWAYS hang up, whether you demand the agent name/number/etc as i did or not, locate the real, official contact number for the agency supposedly contacting you, and call them directly to verify it was bullshit/possibly report the scam call.

i got passed through 3 different actual humans at the USPIS, all of whom responded with varying degrees of "uhh that sounds like bullshit/a scam" (i did delight in the one lady who lamented she couldn't call me back to find out how the ridiculous saga ended.)

the scam caller i spoke with was a polite, professional sounding woman who kept a calm tone and patiently responded to all my demands, repeatedly "assured" me she that she wouldn't request my personal details over the phone and that the call was being recorded, and she kept the conversation going for as long as she could milk even the tiniest kernel of "is there any realm in which this could be legit" doubt in me.

she was unphased when i told her point-blank it sounded like a scam, and she had the undoubtedly fake employee name/number/etc on hand when i demanded it, even providing a washington dc street address.

she even closed the call by telling me how she respected how wary i was that this might be a fraudulent call.

one last time, you get a weird call like this?

do not panic, do not be overwhelmed with anxiety.

do not be pressured by stress or supposed time limits.

DO NOT GIVE ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THE CALLER.

if you've already confirmed your name, that's already more than you want to; stop there. yes girl, give them NOTHING.

HANG UP.

INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS.

block the number and report it as spam.

do not panic. hang up. directly verify through official channels.

may my morning misadventure let you be wary of any such bullshit headed your way.

[what-have-i-unleashed]

yeah apparently i just learned that disrupting a postal service worker's work can be a federal crime?? like there was a state cop trying to stop a mail van, and the postman just called uspis and the cop got arrested in 2 hours. like bro 😭

also, there was that story of a person not knowing how to write the address on a mail envelope. but the mail investigation team just locked in and managed to deduce who the recipient is in a week. the address on the envelope just has a first name and the name of the city. like how the hell did they work it out from that??

just found out how gangster the uspis is. now i imagine core frisk being the deliverer of mail to everyone in the multiverse has a dedicated army behind them every time, ready to punt whoever trying to disrupt their work.

[vaspider]

So, super fun fact, if you receive threatening physical mail, it is actually extremely easy to report to the United States Postal Inspection Service.

The USPIS has a hotline, so if someone sends you - let's say - a physical letter containing a death threat, you can call the number at that link and report it.

[reagent-leon]

GUYS!!! Stop saying Coyle is singing his ABCs wrong!!

"T, P, D, A, T, F, C, I, A, F, B, I, U, S, P, I, S, D, O, D, S, S, S, U, S, A."

He's not singing his ABCs he's just using the same tune, they're all acronyms

TPD = ?*

ATF = Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

CIA = Central Intelligence Agency, 

FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

USPIS = United States Postal Inspection Service,

DOD = United States Department of Defense,  

SSS = Selective Service System, 

USA = United States of America

Okay? So let's all stop saying he's uneducated or illiterate because he's definitely not. Pre-Sinyala Coyle kept "obsessively complete notes" according to Clyde Perry's account, and furthermore just look at his pretty handwriting on the evidence boxes, that's not an uneducated scrawl. Coyle is willfully ignorant, but he's not lacking in basic literacy skills.

"But Leon, why did he misspell Guilty as Giltee on the Scapegoat?"

Well, friend, I don't entirely know. But as he's spelt it correctly in other places, he probably did it on purpose, matching his dialect to emphasise his point. Maybe he just forgot about the U and by the time he'd started carving the L he knew he needed to commit to his fuck up.

*Sooo I have some theories as to what TPD could stand for.

Total Permanent Disability. In one of Coyles' dialogues, he mentions his Father losing his foot in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. That injury would likely see him permanently disabled and unable to work as he had before (it's implied that Coyles' parents were cattle ranchers), therefore he would be entitled to welfare checks.

Tulsa Police Department. Tulsa and Blackwell are within 2 hours drive of each other and it's very possible that Coyle completed his training at the Tulsa Police Academy before going on to work for the Blackwell Police Department. Tulsa also has history of violent racism, which would appeal to Coyle.

Tactical PSYOPS Detachment/United States Psychological Operations. There was extensive use of psychological operations in World War II, and given everything that the Outlast Trials are about I think this is a worthy contender.

Tobacco Products Directive. This was the only other thing I could think of that would make sense in conjunction with Coyle, but it's a European Union directive, and therefore I think it's unlikely this is what Coyle is referring to, but I still thought it was worth mentioning.

If you have any better ideas please feel free to share them!

A big big thank you to my friends in the Coyle Crew: @misa-bun @soggy-bean and @mortisdeth for their help in researching, theorising and giving me moral support when I thought I was about to lose it

[stormy-butterfly]

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE 2.08 | USPIS

[horse-is-a-horse-of-course]

call me USPIS the way i’m inspecting your package

[i-give-you-a-fish]

May I have a fish?? In return I give you a harbor seal

Lovely friend

You get a Bicolor Rabbitfish

Siganus uspi

[darkmaga-returns]

This was the riot when Trump won in 2016. There is even concern that they might try to assassinate Trump if he wins. He better keep some private bodyguards. These Neocons have seized power and will not simply go quietly. There are schemes rumored that the Transition Integrity Project, dominated by the LEFTISTS, will stage a major riot in DC if Trump wins far worse than in 2017. They intend to force him to call out the National Guard and then claim that is proof he is a dictator. They plan to block out everything Trump tries to do to paralyze the country. There is no more America.

To the best of my knowledge, the updated U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) directive does not authorize federal troops to use lethal force against citizens, contrary to social media posts but the subtle changes include threat to national security in the revision of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. However, under the Posse Comitatus Act, it is illegal for military personnel to use force against people in the United States unless for self-defense or where “under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.” The National Guard is the exception. If the Civil War broke out, chances are nobody would pay attention to this statute, but it could be argued that they were acting in self-defense.

Focus of the 2016 Version

The 2016 version of the directive did not mention the use of lethal force. Instead, it focused on:

Civil liberties protections: Ensuring strict oversight for operations involving U.S. citizens.

Intelligence collection restrictions: Limiting when and how U.S. person’s information (USPI) could be collected.

Privacy safeguards: Protecting privacy rights and preventing unauthorized data collection.

The 2016 directive centered around intelligence gathering, with no mention of lethal force

New Provisions in the 2024 Version

The 2024 update introduces a dramatic shift, particularly regarding domestic operations. Section 3.3.a.(2)(c) now explicitly permits lethal force in cases of imminent threats or national security emergencies, provided the action complies with legal oversight, specifically DoDD 5210.56, which governs the use of deadly force by DoD personnel.

[hitchell-mope]

Idiots.

[longsightmyth]

My most recent reblog was going to have tags about the uspis but I thought people would think I was joking but no I do need y'all to understand that the most effective law enforcement department is our postal crimes department. They're hardcore.

[queerstuffonscreen]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021) [I]

Episode length: 21-23 min.

Country: USA

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Language: English

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.

Season 1

Episode 1: Pilot

Episode 2: The Tagger

Episode 3: The Slump

Episode 4: M.E. Time

Episode 5: The Vulture

Episode 6: Halloween

Episode 7: 48 Hours

Episode 8: Old School

Episode 9: Sal's Pizza

Episode 10: Thanksgiving

Episode 11: Christmas

Episode 12: Pontiac Bandit

Episode 13: The Bet

Episode 14: The Ebony Falcon

Episode 15: Operation: Broken Feather

Episode 16: The Party

Episode 17: Full Boyle

Episode 18: The Apartment

Episode 19: Tactical Village

Episode 20: Fancy Brudgom

Episode 21: Unsolvable

Episode 22: Charges and Specs

Season 2

Episode 1: Undercover

Episode 2: Chocolate Milk

Episode 3: The Jimmy Jab Games

Episode 4: Halloween II

Episode 5: The Mole

Episode 6: Jake and Sophia

Episode 7: Lockdown

Episode 8: USPIS

Episode 9: The Road Trip

Episode 10: The Pontiac Bandit Returns

Episode 11: Stakeout

Episode 12: Beach House

Episode 13: Payback

Episode 14: The Defense Rests

Episode 15: Windbreaker City

Episode 16: The Wednesday Incident

Episode 17: Boyle-Linetti Wedding

Episode 18: Captain Peralta

Episode 19: Sabotage

Episode 20: AC/DC

Episode 21: Det. Dave Majors

Episode 22: The Chopper

Episode 23: Johnny and Dora

Season 3

Episode 1: New Captain

Episode 2: The Funeral

Episode 3: Boyle's Hunch

Episode 4: The Oolong Slayer

Episode 5: Halloween III

Episode 6: Into the Woods

Episode 7: The Mattress

Episode 8: Ava

Episode 9: The Swedes

Episode 10: Yippie Kayak

Episode 11: Hostage Situation

Episode 12: 9 Days

Episode 13: The Cruise

Episode 14: Karen Peralta

Episode 15: The 9-8

Episode 16: House Mouses

Episode 17: Adrian Pimento

Episode 18: Cheddar

Episode 19: Terry Kitties

Episode 20: Paranoia

Episode 21: Maximum Security

Episode 22: Bureau

Episode 23: Greg and Larry

Season 4

Episode 1: Coral Palms: Part 1

Episode 2: Coral Palms: Part 2

Episode 3: Coral Palms: Part 3

Episode 4: The Night Shift

Episode 5: Halloween IV

Episode 6: Monster in the Closet

Episode 7: Mr. Santiago

Episode 8: Skyfire Cycle

Episode 9: The Overmining

Episode 10: Captain Latvia

Episode 11: The Fugitive Part 1

Episode 12: The Fugitive Part 2

Episode 13: The Audit

Episode 14: Serve & Protect

Episode 15: The Last Ride

Episode 16: Moo Moo

Episode 17: Cop-Con

Episode 18: Chasing Amy

Episode 19: Your Honor

Episode 20: The Slaughterhouse

Episode 21: The Bank Job

Episode 22: Crime and Punishment

Webisodes

Preparing for the Stakeout

How to Stay Awake During a Stakeout

Processing the Perp

Watch on Netflix

See Brooklyn Nine-Nine post II season 5-8