POINCIANA, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating the armed robbery of a mail carrier.

It happened on Aug. 1 around 3:04 p.m. on Oak Circle in Poinciana.

Video shows a masked suspect slipping and falling as he runs toward a mail carrier. He quickly got back up, pointed a gun at the victim, and demanded her universal key, which is used to unlock mailboxes.

The suspect is described as being a black man, possibly in his 20s, who weighs about 150 pounds.

He was wearing what appeared to be a t-shirt over his face with holes cut out for the mouth and eyes.  Read more