Police: 3 men in U-Haul rob UPS driver at gunpoint

Three men robbed a UPS driver on Monday, Atlanta police said.

The incident happened about 10 a.m. at 148 Hyacinth Avenue in northwest Atlanta, police spokesman Officer Donald Hannah said.

“The males robbed the UPS driver at gunpoint and stole the keys to the UPS truck but did not take the vehicle,” Hannah said.

They then left in a U-Haul that they were originally traveling in, Hannah said.

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