Crime & Safety
Postal Service Employee Pepper Sprayed In Vienna Robbery
A suspect pepper sprayed a Postal Service employee and stole the employee's key in Vienna on Friday, according to police.
VIENNA, VA — A U.S. Postal Service worker was robbed and pepper sprayed Friday in Vienna, according to police.
Officers responded to the robbery around 11:50 a.m. Friday in the 500 block of Church Street NE. Vienna Police say the suspect showed a knife and demanded the employee's keys.
The employee gave the suspect a U.S. Postal Service mailbox key before the suspect pepper sprayed the employee and fled.
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The employee went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Vienna Police and the U.S. Postal Inspector are investigating the robbery. A suspect description was not immediately available.
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Vienna Police ask for any witnesses or those with video footage to contact MPO Juan Vazquez at 703-255-6366.
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