PALO ALTO — An aged girl was robbed and injured by an armed suspect whereas she was parked inside her automobile close to Greer Park Friday night time, police stated in a press launch.
At about 7:36 p.m. Friday police obtained a report of an armed theft happening on the 1000 block of Tanland Drive, the place the suspects and final been seen driving away in a automobile eastbound on Amarillo Avenue. The sufferer, who's in her seventies, sustained minor bodily accidents and the suspect — in addition to his confederate who drove the getaway automobile — stay at massive.
Throughout their investigation, police discovered that the sufferer had simply returned to her parked automobile. As she sat within the driver’s seat, she positioned her purse on the entrance passenger seat after which observed a person get out of a automobile that had simply pulled dup throughout the road.
Police say that man then walked over to the sufferer’s automobile, opened the passenger facet door, and tried to take her purse. The sufferer held onto the purse, police stated, and a quick battle ensued earlier than the suspect was capable of wrest the purse away from the sufferer and run again to the ready automobile.
The automobile then sped away towards Amarillo Avenue, police stated, and a witness reported that it turned eastbound to go in direction of West Bayshore Highway. The sufferer complained of ache to one in all her arms however declined medical consideration, police stated.
The first suspect is described by the sufferer as a male of unknown race between 18 and 22 years previous, carrying a black or blue hooded sweatshirt with white lettering, police stated. The sufferer didn't see the motive force of the suspect automobile, police stated.
The sufferer and witness described the suspect automobile as a gray minivan or hatchback. Detective are investigating the case. Anybody with data is requested to name Palo Alto Police.