The suspect, man wearing dark clothing and a ski mask, showed a firearm and stole the mail carrier’s mail bag, mail scanner and cellphone, police said.
The carrier did not report any injuries to police.
Officers found the mail bag, scanner and cellphone case in an apartment complex just east along Taylorsville, in the 7500 block of Mount Hood.
A police K9 was called in to track the suspect, but was unable to find him, police said.
Two letter carriers were robbed at gunpoint on Sept. 22, 2022, within 15 minutes in Dayton and Trotwood.
The first robbery was reported at 12:39 p.m. in the 2900 block of Melbourne Avenue in Dayton. The second was reported at 12:51 p.m. in the 400 block of Malden Avenue in Trotwood, according to dispatch records.
Local police and the USPS are investigating the robberies.