Crime & Safety
Older Woman Robbed Of Purse In Mall Parking Lot
Woman was knocked to the ground in garage near Macy's department store
Bay City News Service
An older woman suffered minor injuries in a strong-arm robbery in a mall parking garage in downtown Walnut Creek Thursday night, according to police.
Police said the woman was walking to her car in the lower level of the Macy's parking garage in Broadway Plaza around 9:15 p.m. when a man approached and snatched her purse, knocking her to the ground in the process.
The suspect jumped into a gray four-door sedan driven by another man. The car exited the parking structure and headed south on Newell Avenue, police said.
The woman suffered minor injuries in the incident but did not require hospitalization.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Walnut Creek police Detective Bill Jeha at (925) 256-3518.
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