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FedEx Driver Robbed At Gunpoint, Truck Stolen In Englewood

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A FedEx delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint and his truck stolen Thursday morning in Englewood.

The driver was robbed by a male armed with a gun in the 7000 block of South Peoria just before 10 a.m., police said

The suspect then drove away in the truck. The unoccupied truck was found a short time later in an alley a few blocks away near the 6500 block of South Peoria.

The driver was not hurt and no one is in custody.

It was not immediately known what was taken from the truck.

"We are relieved that the driver was not harmed and thank law enforcement for their efforts in retrieving the vehicle," said FedEx spokesman Scott Fiedler. "We are cooperating fully with authorities during their investigation but have no further information at this time."

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