Masked muggers attack NJ postal worker second day on job: report
A pair of masked muggers violently attacked and robbed a new postal worker in Millburn, New Jersey, earlier this month. The attack occurred on May 13, just the second day on the job for the postal employee. According to Milburn police, the suspects had been following the mail carrier as he delivered letters and packages along his route, before attacking and stealing his postal keys.
Home surveillance footage captured the brazen daylight attack as the postal worker attempted to fend off his attackers. The footage shows the postal worker being pushed onto a driveway by one of the attackers. After picking himself up, the worker can be seen repeatedly requesting Siri to call 911 before being held down by the muggers, who then snatch his master key and flee in a silver Mercedes-Benz sedan.
The victim told a 911 dispatcher that he had a feeling the suspects were up to no good and that they had been watching him prior to the attack. Lenny Weiland, the resident whose surveillance camera captured the incident, believes the assailants hid between a dumpster and a storage unit next door before jumping out at the unsuspecting mail carrier.
Both the Millburn Police and the US Postal Inspection Service are investigating the robbery, and Weiland hopes that sharing the video will lead to an arrest.
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Reportedly, postal worker in NJ assaulted by masked robbers on their second day at work.
A vicious attack on a postal worker occurred in Millburn, New Jersey, just two days into his new job. The mail carrier was followed by two masked robbers on May 13, who battered him and stole his postal keys. Footage obtained by NorthJersey.com showed the worker running from the assailants across a lawn before being shoved onto a driveway, where the robbers grabbed his keys. The suspects then fled in a waiting silver Mercedes-Benz sedan. The victim told a 911 dispatcher that the robbers had stolen his “arrow key”, which USPS staff use to unlock apartment building mailboxes. The resident who captured the footage said he believed the robbers had hidden themselves behind a storage unit before leaping out at the mail carrier. Police are investigating the attack alongside the US Postal Inspection Service.