Brickbat: No-Time Delivery
(Illustration: Wapello County Sheriff’s Office/Georgesheldon/Dreamstime)
In Ottumwa, Iowa, U.S. Postal Service carrier Jill Ranae Brown has been charged with fourth-degree theft after investigators say she stole Menards rebates from the mail and redeemed them. The Wapello County Sheriff's Office began investigating after a customer reported that a Menards rebate had been stolen and later used at the Ottumwa store. Investigators, working with Menards and the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, say they uncovered a pattern dating back to 2024 in which rebates mailed to customers were allegedly taken before delivery. They also say that Brown stole receipts that Menards had customers mailed in to claim rebates, and submitted them under her own name.