UPS Driver Carjacked by Suspect for Company Vehicle

Crime scene where UPS driver was carjacked. Screenshot from clickondetroit.com.

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A Briefing

Carjackings have become a bigger issue, but this one has people doing a double-take, since it involved a UPS driver in the middle of working. Here are the wild details of how a regular day at work for a UPS driver turned life-threatening.

What Happened

According to clickondetroit.com, a UPS driver found himself being carjacked in the afternoon in the 9500 block of Everts Street in Detroit. The incident occurred Wednesday, May 20. Reports note that at the time, the driver was sitting in his truck, preparing to deliver more packages. But his preparation was interrupted.

Police say at roughly 4 pm, an armed man approached the driver and announced, “This is a carjacking.” He then forced the driver out of the vehicle at gunpoint.

Fortunately, the driver was unharmed, but his truck was taken. Police later recovered the vehicle, but it had been looted and abandoned in an alley. No one was in custody.

The Takeaway

Wednesday, May 20, a UPS driver was carjacked in Detroit. He was unharmed, but his truck was taken and robbed of packages. No one is in custody, and Detroit police need your help identifying and taking down the suspect. According to the Detroit Police Department, you can submit tips anonymously at 1-800-SPEAK-UP (1-800-773-2587). The phone lines are open 24/7. Online, you can securely submit information through the Crime Stoppers of Michigan Tip Portal.

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