2 arrested on suspicion of robbing postal carriers in LA and Riverside counties at gunpoint

Two men were arrested on suspicion of committing a series of armed robberies targeting United States postal carriers in Los Angeles and Riverside counties.

Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on March 24, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery near Storke and Bertain drives in Palm Desert and found a U.S. postal carrier had been robbed at gunpoint, said Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Jeff Cryder.

The suspects were only described as a male armed...