3 Charged For Robbing Mail Carriers At Gunpoint: Prosecutors

MINEOLA, NY — Three people were arraigned on multiple counts of robbery for displaying a handgun to United States Postal Service mail carriers, prosecutors said.

Kimora Dupree, 20, of Elmont; Melajah Taffe, a/k/a Melly, 22, of Valley Stream, were each arraigned on two counts of first-degree robbery and two counts of second-degree robbery.

"These individuals allegedly targeted mail carriers in Hempstead and Queens on their daily routes, stole multiple keys, and tried to sell them on the internet," Nassau County DA Anne Donnelly said. "Across the country, hardworking mail carriers are contending with an increase in threats of violence for their postal keys, which open secure mail collection boxes. We will not allow Nassau County’s dedicated mail carriers to be victimized.

Donnelly said the robberies took place in Hempstead and Queens in February and March 2023.

They pleaded not guilty, and bail was set at $10,000 cash, $20,000 bond, and $100,000 partially secured bond. Dupree is due back in court on January 8. Taffe is due back in court on January 12.

An additional juvenile offender was arraigned on Tuesday on two counts of first-degree robbery and two counts of second-degree robbery. The defendant pleaded not guilty and was remanded.

"These arrests of multiple suspects responsible for a string of USPS carrier robberies are a testament to the tenacity of our postal inspectors, and speak to the great relationship sustained with the Nassau County Police Department to bring them to justice," USPIS New York Division Inspector in Charge Daniel B. Brubaker said.