LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A United States Postal Service worker was robbed in downtown Louisville on Friday afternoon.

Louisville Metro Police say an unknown male robbed a USPS worker, and then ran off in a vehicle.

A witness told WDRB that the USPS worker was robbed at knifepoint and a master key was taken, which gives postal workers access to locked mailboxes. The robbery occurred near Louisville Slugger Field, according to a witness.

LMPD's First Division is investigating the incident.

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