Thieves targeting checks attack mail carriers in record numbers

The men and women who deliver the mail face a growing threat. In fact, between 2018 and 2021, attacks on mail carriers tripled, according to data the ABC Action News I-Team obtained. In the Tampa Bay area, three mail carriers were robbed over the summer. In one case, a St. Petersburg mailman called 911 and said the robber pulled a gun on him. “He had on a ski mask, and all I could see was his eyes,” the victim told the dispatcher.