North Carolina Mail Carrier Robbed & Kidnapped – USPS Offering $50K
BURGOS CASTILLA Y LEON, SPAIN - JANUARY 18: A postal worker walks through the snow, on 18 January, 2023 in Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain. The province is on alert because the snow level has dropped to 400 meters and widespread snowfall is expected. In the Cantabrian Mountains, the Iberian System and the northern area, the orange alert has been activated, where 25, 15 and 10 centimeters are expected, respectively. In addition, the Aemet has activated the alert in the plateau, with accumulations of 4 centimeters from 400 meters. (Photo By Tomas Alonso/Europa Press via Getty Images)
The U.S. Postal Service mail carrier says he was robbed at gunpoint while delivering mail in south Charlotte. Police say the 66 year old man says it happened around 6:30pm Thursday on Candlewood Drive, near South Blvd.
The mailman says someone in a car pulled up next to him, pulled out a gun and took his cell phone and a key. The suspect then reportedly kidnapped the man, but later dropped him off. Some of the incident was captured on a neighbor’s home security system. The picture was dark, but neighbor Timothy Jones says it was a white car with four doors.
Police say the mail carrier is a little shaken up, but he was not hurt.
The USPS is now offering a $50,000 reward for any information on the kidnapping and robbery. Charlotte’s Police’s Crimestoppers are asking if anyone knows anything about the case to contact them at (704) 334-1600.
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