Reward of up to $150K offered for information on robbery of DeKalb County post office employee

Scottdale, Ga. (Decaturish) — The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person who robbed a postal worker at the Scottdale Post Office in unincorporated DeKalb County.

The post office is located at 3328 East Ponce de Leon Ave. The U.S. Postal Service said the robbery occurred on Friday, Dec. 20, at 5:07 p.m. According to the postal service, an unknown man entered the post office and robbed an employee at the counter.

“The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and DeKalb County Police Department are looking for information on the suspect involved,” the U.S. Postal Inspection Service flyer said. “The suspect is described as a Black male, brown complexion, mid to late 40s, approximately 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium build. The suspect was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt, dark blue pants, a green reflective vest, and a mesh fisherman’s style hat.”

The public is advised to “take no action to apprehend this person yourself.”

“If you have any information about this incident, please contact the: U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455 (say ‘Law Enforcement’),” the flyer says.

Decaturish contacted DeKalb County Police seeking additional information about this incident. This story will be updated when the police department responds.

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