POUGHKEEPSIE – City police in Poughkeepsie are investigating the robbery of a US Mail carrier that took place on Saturday, October 21. The robbery occurred on Brookside Avenue at approximately 2:30 p.m.
The victim told police that he was delivering mail along his route when he was approached by two men wearing masks. The mail carrier alleged that he was physically restrained and property was stolen.
The suspects fled the scene on foot and police have been unsuccessful in locating the masked men.
In February of this year, a mail carrier was robbed of his “box keys” by two men near the intersection of Garden and High Streets. The United States Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the two men in the incident.
In August, two men attempted to rob a US Mail carrier of his master key in the Town of Poughkeepsie. That case also remains unsolved.
Anyone who may have information about the latest incident is asked to call the City of Poughkeepsie confidential TIP LINE at 845-451-7577.
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