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Merseyside Police said two men who were dressed in black, with their faces covered entered the loading bay area of the depot on Harrington Road at approximately 8.20am on Friday, December 16
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With one week until Christmas, masked men have stolen parcels from a Royal Mail depot.
Merseyside Police said two men, who were dressed in black with their faces covered, entered the loading bay area of the depot on Harrington Road at approximately 8.20am on Friday, December 16.
They targeted a worker who was loading parcels into a delivery van, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Several parcels were taken, before the masked men ran to a silver Ford Transit van parked outside the depot.
The van, which was driven by a third man, then left the area toward the city centre.
It was later found abandoned, and the suspects were last seen running along Northumberland Street.
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Detectives launched an investigation into the circumstances, and appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
Residents living in the Harrington Road area are asked to check if their CCTV captured the robbery or the suspects driving away from the scene.
Detective Inspector Chris Saidi said: “We are urging anyone with information about this robbery to come forward to help our investigation. If anyone was in the vicinity of the depot at around 8.20am onwards and may have noticed something suspicious, please contact us.
“I am also appealing for drivers and residents in the surrounding areas who have CCTV and dashcam to please check your footage which may have captured the robbery and the van driving off.
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“Anyone who witnessed the incident or with any information can contact us by DM via our social media desk on Twitter @MerseyPolice or Facebook ‘ Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ with reference 22000924625.
“You can also contact the independent charity Crime stoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111.”
In 2016, a Royal Mail worker stole packages and re-posted them to her own home using stamps she nicked from her bosses.
During the short-lived scam, Manchester Magistrates Court heard how Natalie Wallwork “seriously damaged the reputation” of the company.
But District Judge John Temperley avoided sending her straight to jail.
He said: “These offences cross the custody threshold and there was a high level of a breach of trust.”
Wallwork, 32, of Denton, Greater Manchester, pleaded guilty to six counts of theft and was sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for a year.
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