OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of any of the three people who tried to rob a letter carrier this week in Oakland Park.
The attempted robbery was reported around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at the corner of the 600 block of Northeast 40th Street.
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Investigators said three people approached the letter carrier with the intent to rob the victim, but fled the area shortly after.
Authorities released a sketch of one of the culprits on Friday.
He was described by investigators as a dark-skinned man between the ages of 25 and 27. He is between 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 6 feet tall and weighs 170-180 pounds. Investigators said he was wearing a gray hoodie at the time of the incident and had shoulder-length dreadlocks.
The second culprit was described as a dark-skinned male in his late teens or early to mid-20s. Investigators said he was skinny with a defined muscular build, about 5 feet, 9 inches tall and about 160 pounds.
Authorities were not able to provide a description of the third person involved in the attempted robbery.
Anyone with further information is asked to call the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455.