OC Postal Worker Ran Over By Mail Thieves

FULLERTON, CA — Three people were arrested after they were caught on camera driving into a postal worker who was trying to thwart a robbery, authorities said Monday.

Police were dispatched to the post office at 1350 E. Chapman Ave. around 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Fullerton Police Department said in a statement.

According to FPD Sgt. Ryan O'Neil, a caller said someone had taken a crate of mail off a loading dock before fleeing in a black sedan. As the sedan left the parking lot, a female employee stood in front of the car, was pushed backward and fell into the street.

About a mile away, at Orangethorpe and Raymond avenues near the 91 Freeway, an officer saw a car matching that description and pulled it over.

“Luckily, officers were in the right place at the right time,” police said in a Facebook post. “Officers conducted a traffic stop, and what do you know, a USPS mail bin was inside the vehicle. Needless to say, all occupants were delivered to jail.”

The three were arrested on suspicion of mail theft, robbery and assault with a deadly weapon — the car, O’Neil said. They were not identified by name.