Evanston Police are warning residents that more packages may be stolen in the coming days, now that thieves have gotten a kind of “all-access pass” to some buildings.
First, late afternoon on Monday: Robbers took the “arrow keys” from a U.S. postal worker, police say.
Arrow keys provide access to secured vestibules and common areas of condo and apartment buildings.
Late Tuesday morning, another postal worker was robbed. His arrow keys also taken. In this robbery, police say the postal worker had some minor injuries.
The two robberies happened about a mile apart, with the center point roughly Main and Dodge.
“With the holiday season approaching, the loss of these arrows keys will increase an already elevated risk of package thefts,” Evanston police said.
Their advice is for residents to work with their condo association or apartment management to increase the security of common areas where packages are delivered.
Or, residents may consider having packages delivered to a secured postal box, UPS or Fedex location.
