An armed bystander chased off a felony who was trying to rob a mailman within the suburbs of Chicago, police mentioned.
Authorities in River Grove, Illinois, mentioned the suspect had held a US Postal Service (USPS) employee at gunpoint and demanded his keys at round 9.30am on 18 July.
The mailman complied, however earlier than the robber might escape, a neighbour with a handgun intervened. “Phrases and gunshots have been exchanged,” police mentioned, and the suspect was pressured to flee to a ready automobile.
No mail van was stolen, however it’s not clear whether or not the robber was in a position to make off with anything. The USPS employee was not injured.
“He was simply very distressed, very scared,” one other neighbour, certainly one of two sisters, told NBC Chicago.
“You may inform he was very nervous from what had simply occurred.”
The opposite sister mentioned their mom had let the mailman inside the home to verify if he was all proper as a result of she is aware of him from his rounds and talks to him commonly.
Police have provided as much as $50,000 for any info resulting in the arrest of the robbers. Postal inspectors imagine there have been 4 individuals concerned.
One suspect was described as a Black man with a skinny construct, 5 foot 6 tall, carrying a light-grey hooded sweatshirt and a masks. The group fled in a silver Hyundai sedan.
Authorities are asking anybody with info to name the US Postal Inspection Service on (877) 876-2455, quoting case quantity 3681116.
The USPS can be providing $50,000 for info on one other case that occurred days later, on Sunday at roughly 2.15pm, close to the intersection of S Seely Avenue and W 99th Avenue, Chicago.
The suspect on this case was described as a Black male carrying darkish clothes and a face protecting by authorities. The USPS mentioned the suspect fled on foot westbound on W 99th Avenue.
Authorities requested for info on this incident by quoting case quantity 4062292.
