# A mail truck vanishes on South State Street

> A postal worker stepped out for one delivery in the Loop, and someone drove off with the truck.
- Title: A mail truck vanishes on South State Street | Shortify
- Summary: A postal worker stepped out for one delivery in the Loop, and someone drove off with the truck. The theft lasted minutes: a worker stepped away, a man took…
- Keywords: chicago, crime, usps, the loop, police, news, local, mail, truck, vanishes, South, State
- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/13/united-states-postal-service-truck-stolen-the-loop
- Published: 2026-09-13T17:30:24.517+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chicago, crime, usps, the loop, police, news, local
## Someone took the mail truck
A man drove off with a United States Postal Service truck Saturday evening in the Loop, Chicago police said.

> A man stole a United States Postal Service truck Saturday evening in the Loop.
## 7:50 p.m., South State
It happened around 7:50 p.m. in the 1100 block of South State Street, a busy stretch on the south edge of downtown.
## One delivery, truck gone
The postal worker had stepped out of the truck to drop off a delivery. That was the window.

> A USPS worker exited the mail truck to make a delivery around 7:50 p.m.
## He got in and drove
With the worker away from the vehicle, the man climbed into the mail truck and pulled away.
## The worker called police
The postal employee reported the theft, and officers began looking for the truck almost immediately.
## A traffic stop that failed
Officers spotted the truck and tried to pull it over. The driver kept going.

> But the truck didn't stop and sideswiped a car trying to flee, according to police.
## Sideswiped while fleeing
Getting away meant clipping another vehicle. The truck sideswiped a car as it ran from officers.
## Spotted again, arrested
Police found the truck a second time, stuck in traffic, and stopped it. The man got out and was taken into custody. No one was hurt.

> Police said no one was injured.
## Key takeaway

The theft lasted minutes: a worker stepped away, a man took the truck, and Chicago police stopped it in traffic and made an arrest with no injuries.