A teenager has been arrested for allegedly robbing a U.S. postal worker at gunpoint Tuesday in Nashua, New Hampshire, police said.
Nashua police said Baraka Janvier, of Lowell, Massachusetts, is in custody and due to be in court Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't immediately clear if the 18-year-old had an attorney who could speak to his arrest.
Investigators were able to identify the vehicle used by the robbers and tracked it to Lowell, according to police. No other arrests have been made, though people of interest were identified — anyone with information about the case was asked to call 603-589-1665.
The armed robbery was captured on surveillance camera — Ring video from a home shows two people walk up to a USPS van outside of which a postal worker is standing; at least one is pointing a gun at the worker.
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The incident took place about 2:40 p.m. on Blacksmith Way. The postal worker was not injured, the men took off with his keys, according to postal inspectors.
The two masked men ran into a dark grey GMC Yukon, where a woman was waiting for them, and drove away, according to police.
Robberies of letter carriers have been a growing concern. The workers are often targeted for their arrow keys used to access mailboxes.
Last year, the U.S. Postal Service launched Project Safe Delivery, an initiative aiming to help combat the uptick in such crimes. As part of the program, the USPS increased rewards offered for information leading to arrests and convictions in mail crimes.
