Miramar

Suspects Sought After Postal Carrier Robbed in Miramar

The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. in the 8100 block of Bernard Boulevard.

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Authorities are searching for a pair of suspects who robbed a United States Postal Service mail carrier in Miramar Friday.

The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. in the 8100 block of Bernard Boulevard.

Miramar Police officials said the worker was delivering mail when a vehicle pulled up behind her postal truck.

Two suspects got out and forcefully took the mailbox keys from the mail carrier, officials said.

There were no weapons involved and no injuries reported.

A U.S. Postal Inspector said although the mail carrier wasn't hurt, she was shaken up by the incident.

The two men fled the scene in a white vehicle, officials said.

"Criminals do use that postal key to attempt to retrieve items of value that are in the mail. So that's our concern right now, is that they did steal that key from her, which means that they may have access to certain mailboxes in the area," Postal Inspector Bryan Masmela said.

He added that there has been an uptick in crimes targeting mail carriers recently.

"In the last month or so we have seen more carrier robberies. But unfortunately, we're trying to trying to see what we can do to actually stem that," Masmela said.

Officials haven't released any other details on the suspects but said the incident remains under investigation.

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