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Edmonds police have released surveillance video documenting the armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service worker while he was driving a mail delivery truck in the Perrinville neighborhood around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16.

According to police spokesperson Cmdr. Josh McClure, the incident occurred in the 7200 block of 179th Street Southwest. The video shows the driver of a black Nissan sedan pulling in front of the mail truck, after which the driver gets out of the vehicle and points a handgun at the victim. The postal worker told police that at this point, the driver demanded keys to mailboxes. The worker complied, giving the suspect a ring containing keys to locking residential mailboxes and blue USPS drop-off mailboxes in the 98020 and the 98026 ZIP codes.

According to police, mail carriers have keys to locking residential mailbox structures that serve multiple housing units.