Posted on 04/01/2017 4:58:29 PM PDT by BBell
Carolyn Gray stepped out of her Rosecrest Lane home in River Ridge Friday afternoon (March 24) and was shocked to find the mailman on the ground in her front yard.
"He was laying in the grass, flat on his back," Gray said. "He had an armful of mail."
Gray, 79, and a couple who was passing by rushed over to help the letter carrier, later identified as Mitchell Molitor, 55, of Metairie. They weren't sure whether he had suffered some sort of medical emergency like a heart attack.
But Molitor's "wobbly" gait and glassy eyes convinced the couple to confiscate the keys to his mail truck and call in authorities, who eventually determined he had been driving around and delivering mail while intoxicated, according to an arrest report.
And it was not the first time.
Friday's arrest was Molitor's third DWI since 2011 and the second to involve the operation of a postal service vehicle, according to Jefferson Parish court records.
The U.S. Postal Service has remained mum about Molitor's criminal history and what, if any, policies the agency has to address employee DWIs. Molitor's most recent arrest left many in the community unsettled knowing that, despite two convictions for driving while intoxicated, he was still on the road as a representative of a federal agency.
"Why did the post office let him drive that mail truck?" Gray asked.
Repeat offender
Molitor remained jailed Tuesday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center on a $27,900 bond. His blood alcohol content at the time of arrest was 0.16 percent, twice the 0.08-percent legal limit, according to authorities.
In addition to DWI-third arrest, Molitor was booked with having an open container of alcohol, illegal possession of drugs without a prescription and false swearing to obtain two driver's licenses.
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BTW, the reforms are working and the post office could probably make a profit if it were no for their huge pension obligations from the past. Now the post office is full of a lot of temp workers some of whom are only guaranteed a job on a yearly basis.
That’s good to hear. thanks for sharing.
I was told that the postal service no longer requires an exam in order to get a job. It’s obvious to me that these people aren’t even required to be able to read. I’ve had packages left at my apartment for people who live in other buildings. There’s only four buildings in this apartment complex. The buildings are numbered 100, 200, 300, and 400, but the postal employee can’t even match the building number on the package to the appropriate building. I called the postal service to complain both times. And then they wonder why they’re going broke.
Neither rain nor snow nor taint of ethanol should stay this curers from swift coumpl of anointed runs. hic
I routinely get mail for a completely different street.
Kasich always told about his dad carrying the mail on his back, but I don’t think he meant FLAT on his back.
Lol.
They do the Sunday deliveries for Amazon around here. Sure surprised me.
Drunken mailman is called on the carpet
Drunken mailman claims to have a "disability" covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act
Drunken mailman is given an office job at full pay
Or
Drunken mailman is retired on a 100% disability pension.
“Molitor was booked with having an open container of alcohol”
I didn’t know that LA had an open container offense law, even if the open container was in a vehicle.
“Why did the post office let him drive that mail truck?” Gray asked.
Easy, You are NOT required to ave ANY LICENSE WHATSOEVER to drive a Federally Owned motor Vehicle, this includes Postal Vehicles.
Are pictures of Trump hanging in the post office yet? They’re not at the VA.
shocked to find the mailman on the ground in her front yard...
Boy if I had a dime for every time my mailman was on the ground in my front yard...
A lot of mail carriers are temps now and they do not get all the great benefits or even a permanent job. They are usually only given a year contract that is not necessarily renewable.
They do the Sunday deliveries for Amazon around here. Sure surprised me.
Now public open container laws vary from place to place.
The post office is making bank off of delivering packages for amazon as well as other on-line companies. Another thing they make a lot of money off of is those “if it fits it ships” boxes they sell.
Those IIFIS boxes are great!! One of their better ideas.
I don’t know. I haven’t been to the post office in awhile. I do live in Louisiana and he is somewhat popular here.
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