Postal Carriers in Chicago Face Increasing Gunpoint Robberies: Police

Postal carriers in Chicago have been robbed at gunpoint at least 12 times in the last month, with armed robbers targeting their master keys. The robbers, described as African American males aged 15 to 25, threaten the carriers with force before fleeing in a waiting vehicle. The ongoing robberies raise concerns for the safety of the carriers and the security of the public, whose personal information could be compromised. The head of the Chicago branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers has said that carriers are traumatized and fear for their lives.