Harder has also been calling for the USPIS anti-mail theft initiative, Project Safe Delivery, to be expanded to Stockton, especially new high-tech electronic locks on cluster mailboxes.
Continue pushing to expand the USPS anti-mail-theft initiative, Project Safe Delivery, to Stockton, including new high-tech electronic locks on cluster mailboxes.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Harder's office said his amendment to prosecute more mail theft passed the House Appropriations Committee after he pushed to include it during budget negotiations; the release says it would create a DOJ-led task force focused on mail theft.
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USPS says the Inspection Service and USPS launched Project Safe Delivery in 2023 and continue to use it to protect mail and package security; the fact page also describes the initiative as a response to rising letter-carrier robberies and mail theft.
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USPIS says a week-long operation in Sacramento and San Joaquin counties recovered stolen credit cards, identification documents, USPS locks and keys, checks, and mail; the operation was part of Project Safe Delivery and included Stockton Police Department among partner agencies.
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Harder’s official site lists an August 21, 2026 press release titled “Mail Theft: Harder Announces New Bill to Increase Penalties for Mail Theft Convictions,” with subtext that the USPIS division representing Stockton had one of the highest rates of mail-theft complaints and that the bill strengthens penalties and adds investigators to judicial districts.
Assessments
Harder materially continued federal pressure on Stockton-area mail theft through a House Appropriations Committee amendment and a later bill increasing mail-theft penalties and enforcement resources. Official USPIS evidence also shows Project Safe Delivery activity in Sacramento and San Joaquin counties with Stockton Police participation, so the initiative at least partly reached the Stockton area during his term. However, the evidence does not show the promised full expansion to Stockton or installation of new high-tech electronic locks on Stockton cluster mailboxes, so this is not full delivery.
Harder appears to have actively pushed anti-mail-theft measures, including a mail-theft amendment that passed the House Appropriations Committee, which supports meaningful effort. But the evidence does not show Project Safe Delivery was expanded to Stockton or that new high-tech electronic locks were installed on Stockton cluster mailboxes, so the core promised outcome is not confirmed as delivered.