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... The suspect demanded that the mail carrier give up the postal keys and then her phone before taking off in a black sedan. ...

Scripps News Detroit tried to talk to the mail carrier, but the United States Postal Service denied the request due to the ongoing investigation. However, they shared a poster showing a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.

"In my area, I've been fortunate enough, we haven't had any loss of life, but an event like that young lady experienced is forever life-changing," said Sandy Laemmel, president of Branch 1 for the National Association of Letter Carriers.

In a shocking revelation, Laemmel said that last week, there were two similar incidents. The other happened in Midtown Detroit.
Sandy Laemmel.

"The next day, a letter carrier was approached, but the perpetrators left the area before it got to an elevated crime," Laemmel said.

Since 2020, the association has recorded over 2,000 assaults targeting mail carriers nationwide. In some cases, the postal workers have been killed. Just 10 days ago in Chicago, a mail carrier was shot and killed while on the job.

"It's almost a daily occurrence across the country. Locally in the city of Detroit, it's sporadic. But it's becoming frequent," Laemmel said. ...