Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Postal Inspectors Believe Mail Pouch Stolen from Goldsboro Worth $15,000-100,000, Jan. 22, 1926

Big Mail Robbery at Goldsboro Revealed. . . Occurred on Morning of December 21—Losses Estimated from $15,000 to $100,000

Goldsboro, Jan. 24—A robbery of registered mail in which losses estimated at from $15,000 to $100,000 occurred here on the morning of December 21, was revealed here today. Postal inspectors investigating the robbery refused to discuss the case, saying they preferred to continue their investigation without publicity.

The robbery is said to have occurred when a mail truck entered the Union station about 7 o’clock in the morning. One pouch was seized by unidentified persons who have not been captured.

Estimates made by reliable parties place the cash loss sustained by banks of this section at $15,000 with negotiable securities in the pouches which would increase the losses to $100,000.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, Jan. 22,1926

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