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Video: Gun-wielding masked robber steals universal key from postal worker in Poinciana

 

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating the armed robbery of a mail carrier.

It happened on Aug. 1 around 3:04 p.m. on Oak Circle in Poinciana.

Video shows a masked suspect slipping and falling as he runs toward a mail carrier. He quickly got back up, pointed a gun at the victim, and demanded her universal key, which is used to unlock mailboxes.

After handing over her key, the suspect took off.

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