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POLICE: Drunk Postal Worker Raids Elderly Woman's Fridge

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Nov 19, 2009 at 9:54 AM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 19, 2009 at 9:54 AM EDT

MARION, Iowa (AP) – Police in Marion and postal authorities are investigating the case of a mail carrier who was allegedly found drunk inside a residence while on the job. Police said the postal worker, 46, was charged with public intoxication Nov. 3 after she was found sitting on the kitchen floor of 95-year-old woman's house, eating leftover noodles from her refrigerator.

Police Lt. Steve Etzel said Tuesday that the woman apparently entered the home through an unlocked front door. He said she was in uniform and had mail and a mail-carrying bag with her.

The woman, a 17-year employee of the U.S. Postal Service, was taken to the Linn County Jail. Marion Postmaster Rick Leyendecker said the woman is currently on unpaid leave.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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