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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

East Walpole Postal Worker Allegedly Stole Packages, Gift Cards

The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General's Office notified Walpole PD about an anonymous tip they received.

Walpole Police are looking for the owners of dozens of valuables sent by mail within the past year that were allegedly stolen by a part-time employee at the East Walpole post office. The employee, Marie Kernian, 24, of Mattapan was arrested Feb. 5 after a sting operation set up by Walpole PD and the U.S. Postal Service Inspector General's Office resulted in her allegedly opening two packages, taking the contents and then resealing the empty boxes. After being placed under arrest, authorities found cell phones, iPads, GPS systems and dozens of gift cards in Kernian's car believed to have been stolen. They found 25-30 items they believe were taken from packages coming into the East Walpole office. Kernian's job was to sort pieces of mail to …

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