Police: Mail Carrier Found Drunk, Eating Noodles

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Police: Mail Carrier Found Drunk, Eating Noodles

Woman Charged With Public Intoxication

Posted: 1:36 pm PST November 18, 2009Updated: 2:49 pm PST November 18, 2009
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MARION, Iowa -- Police in Marion and postal authorities are investigating the case of a mail carrier who was allegedly found drunk inside a residence while on the job.
Police said the postal worker, 46, was charged with public intoxication Nov. 3 after she was found sitting on the kitchen floor of 95-year-old woman's house, eating leftover noodles from her refrigerator.
Police Lt. Steve Etzel said Tuesday that the woman apparently entered the home through an unlocked front door. He said she was in uniform and had mail and a mail-carrying bag with her.
The woman, a 17-year employee of the U.S. Postal Service, was taken to the Linn County Jail. Marion Postmaster Rick Leyendecker said the woman is currently on unpaid leave.

 

[rmorse]

WIN!

 

[cassharper]

The Mail Lady was hungry, the old lady didn't need those leftovers... I'm wondering what all the fuss is about?

 

[Chaitika]

Looks like a simple case of charity. I dunno what mail carriers make in the US, but up here in Canada, they pull in about 55K. Hard to buy groceries on that kind of coin.

 

[rmorse]

Looks like a simple case of charity. I dunno what mail carriers make in the US, but up here in Canada, they pull in about 55K. Hard to buy groceries on that kind of coin.

Um, I'm pulling 15k less then that, and I am living EXTREMELY comfortably....

 

[swede]

If you can't eat on 55k a year, you need to revisit your spending habits