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Former Postal Employee Accused Of Stealing Packages Holds Up Fast-Food Restaurant, Police Say

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS/AP) — Hours after a man described by police as a Christmas "Grinch" was released from a Florida jail, he is back in the slammer.

The Boynton Beach Police Department says Francis Keller was arrested Sunday for holding up a fast-food restaurant and pointing a gun at patrons.

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According to the Sun Sentinel, Keller asked an employee at the Sonic Drive-In about getting a job before pulling a pellet gun out of his waistband and demanding money. Police said Keller then ran out into the parking lot and demanded a 16-year-old driver to get out of his car.

The 56-year-old Keller was charged with armed robbery and armed carjacking.

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The alleged robbery occurred just hours after Keller was released from jail on charges that he tried to steal packages from a post office on Friday night. A police statement said Keller was a former postal employee who gained access to the office by using a door code and called him "the Grinch who tried to steal Christmas."

Keller is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail.

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