Postal Carrier Assaulted; Mail Bag Stolen
U.S. Postal Service Offers $5,000 Reward
POSTED: 4:42 pm EDT July 1,
2005
UPDATED: 7:03 pm EDT July 1,
2005
Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding the person responsible for assaulting and robbing a postal carrier.The letter carrier was robbed at about 1 p.m. while on her route on Detroit's west side. 
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Police said she was in front of a home in the 3200 block of Gladstone Street when a woman approached her, struck her in the head twice and stole her mail bag.The woman fled in a dark gray Buick Rendezvous driven by a black man with curly hair and slight facial hair, according to police.The woman was described as black, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 280 pounds and wearing a gray bandana on her head, blue jean shorts and a white T-shirt.A reward of $5,000 is being offered by the U.S. Postal Service for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprits.Anyone with information is asked to call (313) 226-8184.

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