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An off-duty police officer who was on his way to work Friday sprung into action when he saw two men stealing mail from a postal truck and foiled the thieves plans, police said.
The officer saw two men who weren't wearing uniforms moving mail from a parked U.S. Postal truck parked on the 5900 block of West Fulton Boulevard, police said. Police believe the men broke the window of the mail truck with a large piece of concrete that was found lying on the ground.
He then saw the men load the packages into a black GMC Suburban truck parked nearby, police said. The duo then jumped into the SUV and sped away.
The off-duty officer, 33, followed the pair and phoned 911 to give their descriptions and location, police said.
Austin District officers monitoring the police radio spotted the GMC on the 900 block of North Parkside Avenue. When the duo realized the police were on their trail, one of them tried to throw the stolen mail out of the SUV onto the street, police said.
Officers approached the vehicle and arrested one of the men. The other man fled the scene on foot and was not caught, police said.
The man who was caught was identified as Darrick Smith, 43, of the 7300 block of South Harvard Avenue. He was charged with one count of burglary, police said.
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