On 01/11/02, I received, completed, and mailed 
out the Mail Theft and Vandalism Report to the 
United States Postal Inspectors Office in 
Pasadena.  I have then waited for another several 
weeks without any answer whatsoever from that 
office.

On 01/28/02, I was very unsatisfied with the lack 
of progress or concern in my case.  I returned to 
the Consumer Affairs Office at *****-**** and 
obtained the phone number for my local Postal 
Inspectors office (***-***-****).  I left a 
message at that number, since no one answered my 
phone call.

On 02/01/02, I spoke with Mildred from the local 
Postal Inspectors office via telephone.  I was 
instructed to provide a complete narrative of the 
events surrounding my missing package and fax it 
to her office (***-***-****) at my earliest 
convenience.

Throughout this entire period and up to the 
present time,

* There has been absolutely no indication that 
the package was ever returned to the shipper.  I 
have kept in close contact with the dealer 
throughout this process and there has been no new 
developments in Japan.  I have also double-
checked and triple-checked that the dealer had my 
correct address on file.

* Postal employees at ***** and ***** have been 
unable or unwilling to provide any further 
assistance.

* I have been forbidden to talk with any 
supervisor at either postal facility to request a 
more comprehensive search for the missing package.

I can hardly tolerate this situation any longer.  
The package was last tracked to a postal facility 
(*****) in the very city of my address.  I cannot 
believe that the package simply disappeared at 
the post office.  I also cannot believe that no 
further attempts have been made to look for the 
package.  And I am disappointed that I cannot 
talk with any facility supervisors nor do 
anything further on my part, even though I am 
probably within a half-hour drive from the lost 
package.  I am most unsatisfied that no further 
or more thorough investigation has been conducted 
so far or that no clues have turned up.

Even though I have been recommended by postal 
employess to request that the shipper file for 
EMS insurance, I still personally cannot afford 
to lose this package.  As I stated, the package 
is worth twice the amount that I paid for it, 
valued at well over $1000.  The contents are one-
of-a-kind and are irreplaceable.  To claim the 
insurance money would still represent a 
signficant loss for me.

Please conduct a thorough investigation and 
search for this missing package.  Particularly, 
please interview the postal employees who last 
handled the package (someone had to scan the 
package at *****).  Someone must be accountable 
for losing this package, and I will not tolerate 
the United States Post Office ignoring its 
responsibilty in this matter. Even if the package 
is ultimately declared to be lost, I demand to 
know the names of the postal employees last 
involved in its handling.

Although I would probably be forbidden to do so, 
I also would request to be granted access to the 
postal facilities at ***** and ***** (under 
supervision, if necessary).  If no one is willing 
to look for the package any more, then I should 
have the right to search for it myself.

In any case, I need some reassurance that the 
utmost effort on the part of the United States 
Post Office is still being placed in the recovery 
of Express Mail package *************.  If you 
cannot help me, I will continue to present my 
grievances to any higher authorities that I can 
contact.

Thank you,

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