Arrest Made in Bronx Post Office Robbery

Stole $100,000 in Cash and Machine to Print Money Orders

File photo from social media of the Castle Hill Post Office that was robbed at gunpoint.

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 30, 2022 

BRONX - Law enforcement officials say they have in custody the man who brazenly robbed a Bronx Post Office in broad daylight making off with $100,000 in cash and a machine to print money orders. 

The US Attorney’s office for the Southern District announced the arrest of Elhorin Yisreal in connection with the September 6th robbery of a Post Office outside Parkchester.

At around 7 am on September 6, the 56-year-old postal worker was outside the Castle Hill Station with her husband who was dropping her off at work. Cops say a man walked up behind the couple and stuck a gun in their faces.

The gunman then forced the postal worker to open the door of the station on Castle Hill Avenue. Once inside he forced her to open the safe.

The thief grabbed around $100,000 in cash and an unknown amount of blank money orders. Prosecutors said he also stole a machine that prints money orders.

“As alleged, Elhorin Yisreal brazenly robbed a Bronx post office in broad daylight, endangering the lives of a post office employee and her husband in the process,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. “Yisreal’s alleged actions show his disregard for the rule of law, and I commend our law enforcement partners for working with this Office to swiftly identify and apprehend Yisreal.” 

Prosecutors charged the 44-year-old Yisreal with one count of the Hobbs Act robbery which carries a 20 year maximum sentenced. He was also charged with brandishing a firearm, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison. 

USPIS Inspector-in-Charge Daniel B. Brubaker said:  “This has been a true team effort between multiple federal, state, and local agencies. We hope this arrest sends a crystal-clear message to any and all criminal elements: if you target a U.S. Post Office and accost our employees with a gun, you will go to jail. Period. We will tirelessly pursue you and bring you to justice.”

FBI Assistant Director Michael J. Driscoll said: “This was not a random robbery. We allege Yisreal sat waiting for the victims to arrive, forced his way in using a gun, and then stole a significant sum of money. He also stole a device used to print money orders. Whatever Yisreal's intent for that device may have been, he will get no use out of it in federal prison.  I want to commend our law enforcement partners at the United States Postal Inspection Service, and other agencies, who all worked diligently to solve this case so quickly.”