The U.S. Postal Service is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest after an armed robbery of a mail carrier Wednesday in west suburban Berwyn.
The incident occurred about 10:45 a.m. in the 1400 block of Home Avenue, according to the United States Postal Inspection Service.
Suspects were driving a stolen silver Toyota Highlander, USPIS said. One suspect was described as a man in his early 20s, around 6 feet tall with a thin build. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, white shoes and a white face mask.
They fled with the letter carrier’s mail bag.
1/4 🚨REWARD POSTER🚨 Postal Inspectors are offering a reward up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects involved in an armed robbery of a #USPS letter carrier that occurred on August 2, 2023. Occurred on the 1400 block of Home Ave, Berwyn, IL. pic.twitter.com/p0JLEuYn3C
— USPIS - Chicago (@USPIS_CHI) August 2, 2023
The other suspect was described as a male wearing a dark-colored hooded shirt. Both were considered armed and dangerous, USPIS said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the postal service at (877) 876-2455.
Robberies of mail carriers have tripled in the last three years.
On Monday, a mail carrier in Chicago was shot during an attempted robbery in Kilbourn Park on the Northwest Side. Minutes later, another carrier was robbed about 3 miles away in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Criminals target letter carriers for their master keys that unlock mailboxes throughout a ZIP code. With those keys, they can steal mail, allowing them to wash and rewrite checks, or sell the keys to other criminals.
