In surveillance video obtained by 6abc, a mail carrier tried to chase after a man who snatched his keys on Sergeant Street on December 2. Just three days later, it happened again.
There's been an increase in mail thefts and attacks on mail carriers in recent weeks across Philadelphia and much of the country."Twice is kind of insane," said Tanya Brandona, when she learned her mail carrier had been robbed twice in a week.
In the surveillance video obtained by 6abc, the carrier tried to chase after a man who snatched his keys on Sergeant Street on December 2. Just three days later, it happened again near the same area. This time the carrier was maced and his bag stolen. In the surveillance video the suspect is seen carrying the bag while opening stolen mail.
"There has been a rise in crime involving the mail including mail theft, check washing and robbery of mail carriers," said Jacqueline Romero, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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