Akron Police are investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred Dec. 29 involving a U.S. Postal Service worker in Summit Lake, Lt. Michael Murphy said in a statement.
Police responded to reports that the Postal Service employee had been robbed while delivering mail in the 200 block of West Long Street. The victim was reportedly approached on foot by three unknown suspects, one of whom brandished a firearm and demanded the victim’s property during the encounter, Murphy said.
The three suspects took multiple items and later fled the area in a gray SUV, that was subsequently found unoccupied in Cleveland.
The suspects are three men believed to be in their 20s who were wearing masks and hoodies, Murphy reported.
Akron police are working with the United States Postal Inspection Service as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify and apprehend the suspects.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Akron Police Department by calling 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip. Anonymous information can also be provided to the Summit County Crimestoppers by calling 330-434-COPS or by texting TIPSCO with your tips to 274637.
Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@gannett.com, or on Twitter @athompsonABJ
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Mail carrier robbed at gunpoint Monday by masked suspects in Summit Lake
Reporting by Anthony Thompson, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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