Crime & Safety
Suspect Snatched Purse From, Injured Woman, 93: Concord Police
Police say a 93-year-old woman is still in the hospital following the incident in which the suspect also snatched another woman's purse.
CONCORD, CA — A 93-year-old woman is still in the hospital after being knocked to the ground during a purse-snatch robbery Friday afternoon near a bank in Concord, police said Tuesday. Officers responded to the 1000 block of Sunvalley Boulevard just after 4 p.m. Tuesday on report of a robbery.
They found a 64-year-old woman and a 93-year-old woman, both of whom had their purses stolen by a suspect described as a bald Pacific Islander man in his 30s with a heavy build, a tattoo on his right forearm and "gauge" type earrings.
Police said the suspect was last seen fleeing the scene in a white sedan that may have been a Chevrolet Malibu.
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Detectives are asking for help identifying the suspect, and they've released pictures of him and the vehicle he drove. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at 925-603-5817.
By Bay City News Service
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Photos courtesy Concord Police Department
