EDMONDS, Wash. — An armed suspect robbed a United States Postal Service (USPS) mailman on Tuesday evening, stealing mailbox keys impacting the ZIP codes of 98020 and 98206, according to the Edmonds Police Department.
While police released a basic description of the suspect, the department wants the community to focus on the description of the car: a black Nissan style sedan.
"If somebody sees that type of vehicle around locked mailbox areas or near one of the big blue bins and they're fiddling with it, that would be a good reason to call 911," Commander Josh McClure said.
Edmonds police consider the robber to be armed and dangerous. If you believe you've seen him, you're urged to call 911 and not confront him.
"The priority for us right now is there is an armed robber. A postal worker was doing a job and had a gun stuck in his face. There's a public safety aspect here," McClure said. "That's the most important thing for us. We're hoping we can partner with the community again to have them give us a break and get a lead on this."
KING 5 has reached out to the United States Postal Service for comment and for an update on the employee.
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