Federal agents say they've recovered more than 20,000 pieces of mail from a suburban Detroit postal carrier who stored them in his car, kitchen and garage instead of delivering them.
Thirty-seven-year-old James Stempnik Jr. of Clinton Township was charged Monday with delaying and stealing mail.
Postal agents said they found government checks, utility bills and court documents, some a year old. A motive is not known.
A Postal Service spokeswoman says none of the mail was opened and all pieces should be delivered by the end of the week.
Stempnik did not return a message seeking comment.
The charges came three months after another Michigan carrier who couldn't keep up with her route was placed on probation for a similar crime.
And while stealing mail is no joke, all I could think about was the Presidents of the United States of America and their song "Some Postman." Here it is:
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