"OAKLAND A 76-year-old woman was hospitalized after she was shoved to the pavement Thursday in East Oakland by a robber who stole a bracelet and cash from her, authorities said. The robbery happened about 10:55 a.m. Thursday in the 4500 block of Bond Street. According to initial police reports, the woman was walking home from shopping when a man came up behind her and shoved her to the pavement, causing her to hit her head and suffer cuts to her hands."
"Thursday's attack was the second violent robbery of an older woman in two days. About 2:25 p.m. Wednesday, a 73-year-old woman was struck on the head with a pistol and had her purse stolen in a parking lot in the 6200 block of Antioch Street in the Montclair district. She was not hospitalized. The two robberies are not related, authorities said."
A 76-year-old woman was attacked about 10:55 a.m. Thursday in the 4500 block of Bond Street in East Oakland after a man came up behind her and shoved her to the pavement. The victim hit her head and suffered cuts to her hands and is in stable condition recovering from bruises and lacerations. The robber removed a gold bracelet from her wrist and took cash from a pocket before fleeing on foot. Police did not release a detailed description and asked anyone with information to call investigators or email video to the CID address. A separate incident the previous day involved a 73-year-old woman struck with a pistol and robbed of her purse; that victim was not hospitalized and the cases are not related.
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