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2 USPS workers robbed at gunpoint, CMPD says

According to police, the USPS employees were delivering mail in the 400 block of Music Hall Way when a man reportedly robbed them.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reports two USPS workers were robbed at gunpoint back on Tuesday, Dec. 21 at around 2:40 in the afternoon.

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According to police, the USPS employees were delivering mail in the 400 block of Music Hall Way when a man reportedly robbed them. 

“Wishing that was something that never happened, but realistically that’s not the case," neighbor John Cochran said.

Thankfully he said this incident doesn't shake his sense of security and hopes the suspect(s) will be caught soon enough.

“We never felt uncomfortable or not safe living in our community here," Cochran said.

Credit: USPIS

The suspect(s) were in a dark-colored four-door sedan. 

Anyone with information regarding this crime is being asked to contact CrimeStoppers at crimestoppers.com. A $1,000 reward has been issued for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect. 

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service can be contacted at 1-877-876-2455.

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