CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are searching for the thieves who targeted a postal truck Friday afternoon in the South Loop.
Investigators said two men broke a window, and stole mail from inside the truck, which was near Polk and Wells streets, before taking off in a vehicle about 1:55 p.m.
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The 57-year-old male postal worker was not hurt.
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Area Three Detectives are investigating.
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With mail theft and postal carrier robberies up, law enforcement officials have made more than 600 arrests since May in a crackdown launched to address crime that includes carriers being accosted at gunpoint for their antiquated universal keys, the Postal Service announced last month.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.