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A Tri-State postal worker was accused of stealing mail from the post office in Harrison, authorities said.The worker, whom investigators were not identifying, was suspended but has not been officially charged with a crime, post office officials said.Watch this storyInvestigators said hundreds of pieces of mail were stolen.The Postal Service said 350 pieces of first-class mail were found opened; another 525 pieces of mail found unopened.Dianne Schroder said she was victimized. She sent a $50 Kroger gift card to her brother in August. It was used but never received by her brother, she said. She also said she never received a check she was expecting, but the third incident may have hit the hardest."We sent thank-yous out after my father-in-law's funeral, and none of those - well, I shouldn't say none, but many of those were not received," Schroder said.Federal authorities said the worker was likely looking for gift cards, cash, rental movies and video games."He took a lot from a lot of people, and it's just not right," Schroder said."It is kind of disheartening. You want to trust people. You would think the post office workers would be trustworthy. It is kind of sad," Harrison resident Lori Davis said.Schroder has started paying her bills online. She said it proves how one person can throw a shadow over an entire organization."He's cast a lot of suspicion on a lot of other employees who don't deserve it," she said.Investigators said the unopened pieces of stolen mail will be delivered early next week.Anyone in the 45030 ZIP code who believes their mail may have been stolen should call the United States Postal Service Inspector General's Office at 888-USPS-OIG.