Postal Inspectors Arrest Three Suspects in Armed Robbery of ...

Brooklyn, NY - U.S. postal inspectors and New York City Police Department (NYPD) task force officers arrested three suspects in August in connection with a September 2024 armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee.

A grand jury in the Eastern District of New York indicted the suspects on approaching a USPS carrier at gunpoint and stealing the carrier's postal key. Following the robbery, these individuals allegedly stole large volumes of mail, checks, and credit cards from postal relay boxes in the Crown Heights and Canarsie areas of Brooklyn.

During the execution of search warrants of the suspects' locations, agents recovered a postal key, a postal uniform, a firearm, and various stolen checks and credit and debit cards. The suspects were arrested and charged with conspiracy and robbery of a mail carrier, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime, theft of postal keys, and mail theft.

"Robberies of our postal employees are traumatic events which we do not take lightly. The safety of our U.S. Postal Service employees is of the utmost importance, and we will aggressively pursue any individuals responsible for causing harm to them or threatening their safety," said Daniel Brubaker, Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. "Our postal inspectors and NYPD task force officers stay committed to that mission, and I am pleased we were able to stop these subjects in their inexcusable wave of crime."

The robbery of a mail carrier and theft of a postal key each carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The charge of mail theft carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is dedicated to protecting United States Postal Service employees, defending the nation's mail system from criminal activity, and preserving the sanctity and trust of the U.S. Mail.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service values our law enforcement partners for supporting us in our mission. It is important to note that criminal charges are only allegations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty.