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Postal worker robbed at gunpoint in Dorchester
A postal worker told police that his mail key was stolen by a person wearing a ski mask.
A postal worker was robbed at gunpoint in Dorchester, according to Boston Police. Authorities are asking the public’s help in identifying a suspect.
Officers responded to the area of Talbot and Welles avenues at about 5:40 p.m. on Thursday. The postal worker told police that he was robbed at gunpoint and that his mail key was stolen.
The suspect was described as a light-skinned Hispanic male in his late teens or early 20s, with a thin build. He was wearing a dark colored hooded sweater, gray sweatpants, and a black ski mask, police said.
The suspect fled on Talbot Avenue toward Washington Street.
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BPD released an image of the suspect. Anyone with relevant information is urged to called police at 617-343-4335. Anonymous tips can be submitted through the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or by texting the word “TIP” to CRIME (27463).
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