Crime & Safety
Mail Carrier Charged With DWI In Postal Truck
Police allege a long-time USPS worker was driving drunk on her Ridgewood route Thursday afternoon
A post office employee delivering mail was arrested on charges of drinking and driving Thursday in Ridgewood, police said.
Police allege Linda M. Milano, 47, of Garfield, was drunk and had an open container of alcohol in the postal vehicle while on her delivery route Thursday afternoon.
Milano was pulled over on Robinson Lane at 2 p.m. and subsequently arrested and charged with DWI, being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) and possessing an open container, Ridgewood Police Captain Jacqueline Luthcke said.
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Milano, a letter carrier, has been employed by the postal service since 1985, according to USPS spokesman George Flood. She has been placed on non-paid "emergency suspension status" pending the outcome of the investigation, Flood said.
Milano was released to the custody of a family member.
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