Akron police are investigating an aggravated robbery after a U.S. Postal Service employee was robbed at gunpoint while delivering mail on the city’s west side.
The robbery occurred at about 2:38 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of West Long Street, according to police. Officers were called to the area after receiving a report that a postal worker had been robbed during a delivery.
Investigators said the victim was approached on foot by three unknown suspects. During the encounter, one of the suspects brandished a firearm and demanded the victim’s property. The suspects took multiple items and fled the scene in a gray SUV.
Police later located and recovered the vehicle unoccupied in the city of Cleveland.
The suspects are described as Black males believed to be in their 20s, wearing masks and hoodies. No injuries were reported.
The incident remains under investigation. Detectives with the Akron Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit are working with the United States Postal Inspection Service and the FBI to identify those involved.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2TIP. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Summit County Crime Stoppers at 330-434-COPS, by texting TIPSCO to 274637, or through the Akron Police Department app or website at www.akroncops.org.
