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Coweta County deputies arrest woman sought after Columbus mail truck theft

Nicole Schuler was arrested in Coweta County after Columbus police reported a stolen mail truck near Wynnton Road and Munro Avenue. She faces three local warrants and is being held while awaiting transport to face federal charges, authorities said.

Coweta County deputies arrest woman sought after Columbus mail truck theft

A woman accused of taking a U.S. Postal Service truck in Columbus was arrested in Coweta County, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026.

Columbus police said officers responded around 4 p.m. Wednesday to reports of a stolen mail truck near Wynnton Road and Munro Avenue. The truck and Nicole Schuler were later found in Coweta County, where she was taken into custody.

Columbus police obtained warrants charging Schuler with felony theft by taking, theft by possession of stolen mail and misdemeanor theft by taking. The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office said she is being held in the county jail while awaiting transport to face federal charges.

Authorities have not publicly detailed how the truck was allegedly taken or how investigators located it in Coweta County. The charges are allegations; the available information does not specify the federal charges Schuler may face.

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