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UPS driver robbed at gunpoint in Southeast Washington UPS driver robbed at gunpoint in Southeast Washington
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A UPS driver was robbed Tuesday in Southeast Washington while sorting packages in his truck, officials said.A UPS driver was robbed Tuesday in Southeast Washington while sorting packages in his truck, officials said.
The incident happened midday in the 3800 block of V Street SE, near Pennsylvania Avenue, according to D.C. police.The incident happened midday in the 3800 block of V Street SE, near Pennsylvania Avenue, according to D.C. police.
A police report said the driver was sorting boxes on the truck when two people approached him from behind with a handgun and told him to “lie on the floor face down.” One person took the driver’s cellphone from his pocket and asked, “Where are the iPhones?” A police report said the driver was sorting boxes on the truck when two people approached him from behind with a handgun and told him to “lie on the floor facedown.” One person took the driver’s cellphone from his pocket and asked, “Where are the iPhones?”
Then thieves then grabbed an “undisclosed number of packages” and took the driver’s bag before they fled. The thieves then grabbed an “undisclosed number of packages” and took the driver’s bag before they fled.
According to the report, the driver’s valuables were worth about $450.According to the report, the driver’s valuables were worth about $450.
On Monday evening, a U.S. Postal Service truck was stolen near the intersection of 14th and Quincy streets in Northwest Washington. On Monday evening, a U.S. Postal Service truck was stolen near 14th and Quincy streets NW.
USPS truck reported stolen in Northwest WashingtonUSPS truck reported stolen in Northwest Washington
Police said roughly 400 packages along with other items were stolen in that incident. Police said roughly 400 packages, along with other items, were stolen in that incident. Postal inspector Michael Martel said in an email that the mail truck was found Tuesday afternoon in the 3500 block of 11th Street NW near Sherman Avenue in the Columbia Heights neighborhood.
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