Postal worker attacked on the job in Crown Heights
The incident happened near Bedford Avenue minutes after 4:30 p.m. Monday.
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Police say a 48-year-old postal worker was assaulted as he delivered mail in Crown Heights.
The incident happened near Bedford Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Investigators say the 48-year-old postal worker was delivering mail when a man approached him demanding a package in his hand.
The man then slashed the postal worker in the face with an unknown item before fleeing into a nearby building.
“He has 29 stitches in his face," said John Cruz, President of Brooklyn Letter Carriers Branch 41.
Cruz added, “What’s happening now…has never happened to us.”
