A postal worker in North Branford, Connecticut, has been arrested after months of bizarre behavior involving strange substances allegedly spread on mailboxes.
Postal worker arrested
Her actions were finally caught on camera after a determined resident installed a surveillance system to gather solid evidence, after police failed to take action despite his multiple calls.
Mike Barulli, a resident of the complex, explained to WFSB-TV that he had been snapping photos of substances smeared on mailboxes for several months but felt photographic evidence wasn’t enough to take action.
Convinced the culprit was their “disgruntled” postal worker, he decided to install a camera.
“At that point, it was just our word until I got a camera and put a camera up and finally got her doing it,” Barulli shared. “Once we had the footage that’s when they took action.”
The surveillance footage, which he provided to WFSB, shows the postal worker appearing to quickly smear an unidentified substance onto the mailbox.
North Branford police identified the postal employee as 62-year-old Donna Sufyaan-Conyers.
Investigators documented at least two separate instances against her—one on December 4 and another on December 12.
Postal worker arrested for criminal mischief
Following these incidents, Sufyaan-Conyers was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. She was released after posting an $11,000 bond.
Barulli is baffled by the alleged acts, pointing out that residents of the complex had treated Sufyaan-Conyers well in the past.
“We would give her waters, Red Bull’s, two years ago we gave her 100 dollars at Christmas, and all of a sudden, she lost it,” he noted.
Residents and police have reported a variety of substances smeared across the mailboxes.
“There was brown stuff that police checked out and said was chocolate frosting. There was other stuff that I had no idea what it was,” Barulli said.
Despite the troubling nature of the incidents, he was reluctant for Sufyaan-Conyers to face consequences for her actions.
“I hate to see people get in trouble. I don’t want to see her lose her job. But I don’t want her back here,” he told the outlet.
Tiktok troll sprays pesticides on produce
Meanwhile, in a completely unrelated case, a self-proclaimed “troll” has found himself facing criminal charges for an outrageous stunt recorded on TikTok.
A popular TikToker with the username Wolfie Kahletti—whose real name is Charles Smith—has been accused of spraying pesticide on food at a Walmart in Mesa, Arizona, as part of what he called a “prank” video.
Authorities have taken the incident seriously, charging him with multiple offenses, including a felony count of introducing poison, as well as misdemeanor charges for endangerment, theft, and criminal damage.
Smith, who has 300,000 TikTok followers, filmed himself spraying Hot Shot Ultra Bed Bug spray onto fruits, vegetables, and even rotisserie chickens at a Walmart in Mesa.
The video, which has since reportedly been deleted, clearly shows him carrying out the reckless act.
“Smith filmed his face, the pesticide can, and the act of spraying,” the Mesa Police Department revealed in a press release issued Saturday. “He later posted the video online.”
Authorities used investigative techniques and collaborated with the Tempe Police Department to identify Smith as the man behind the spray-and-record prank. He ultimately turned himself in voluntarily, according to police officials.
During his interrogation, Smith admitted to both spraying the pesticide and stealing the products involved.
When speaking with detectives, he referred to himself as a “troll” and presented his persona online as a “supreme villain” and “tycoon creator.”
His TikTok account continues to draw enormous attention, with multiple posts amassing over one million likes each.
Screenshots from the now-deleted video, shared by the Arizona Republic, reportedly show Smith discarding food items into a trash bin shortly after spraying them.
Accompanying captions like “Fooled u” and “Promise I threw them away” appeared in his posts, suggesting he viewed his actions as harmless fun.
Despite his claims that the affected items were discarded, his actions have sparked outrage both online and locally.
The Mesa Police Department highlighted the potential health risks associated with spraying pesticide on consumable goods and noted the broader implications of such behavior within community spaces.
