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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Struett

Letter carriers being robbed of master keys in first week on the job, union says

Ronald Clark, 37, of Roseland, a letter carrier for about seven years, delivers mail Monday afternoon in the 3800 block of South Wabash Avenue. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Robberies of letter carriers happen so often that some have been attacked during their first week on the job.

The crime wave against letter carriers has been a growing problem for over a year — with robberies tripling in the last three years.

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