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Council member asks staff to send letter after repeated mail thefts at Camarillo post office
Summary
A council member requested that city staff send a letter to the Camarillo postmaster, with copies to local federal legislators, documenting repeated mail thefts and urging action; the request was directed to staff, not placed as a full council action.
A council member asked city staff on Oct. 7 to send a letter to the Camarillo postmaster detailing repeated mail and parcel thefts at the facility on Pickwick Drive and requesting concrete steps to secure the site.
The speaker said the city had raised concerns in 2023 about theft from the loading dock and that more recent incidents involved tampering with an outdoor collection box and unsecured rolling side gates. The council member said a constituent suffered harm from a theft and characterized the postmaster’s prior response as unsatisfactory.
The request was framed as a staff action: the council member asked the city manager to send a letter and to copy U.S. Representative Julia Brownley and U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, asking the post office to address the two specific concerns — thefts from the outdoor collection box and failure to secure side gates — and to communicate to Camarillo residents what steps will be taken to protect mail.
City staff confirmed the request could be handled administratively and that it would not be presented as a formal council action on behalf of the full council.
