See my #25; and you are spot on.
People who trust the U.S. Mail are living in the past. A local P.O. may still be good, have good people, but the overall system is broken.
The (Raleigh) police are still tight lipped due to open investigation but, they note it was an inside job INSIDE the post office. Addresses the scream; a check is inside (like NC Dep’t of Revenue) are targets to be stolen. Esp Govt Agencies that are incompetent as hell or take a while to figure out a check due is missing. BTW that Agency took SEVEN MONTHS to note that check we sent didn’t arrive. Don’t use USPS to mail checks !