"A 24-year-old man has been charged with robbing a local store owner, in an incident where the 72-year-old victim was run over by his assailants' car as they made off with $7,000 worth of cartons, court records show. Police describe them as a band of determined robbers who followed a man and his wife from a wholesale cigarette supplier in San Leandro to a parking lot in Concord."
"When the victims' opened their trunk, two men swooped in and grabbed three cartons of cigarettes, dropping one as they ran to a Buick. The getaway driver ran over the victim's leg during a struggle, authorities said. The defendant, was charged with robbery, assault, and elder abuse. He has bailed out of jail and is set to have a preliminary hearing on Feb. 6, records show."
A 24-year-old man faces charges of robbery, assault and elder abuse after a 72-year-old store owner was run over during a theft of cigarette cartons. Robbers followed a man and his wife from a wholesale cigarette supplier in San Leandro to a Concord parking lot. When the victims opened their trunk, two men grabbed three cartons, dropping one as they ran to a Buick. The getaway driver ran over the victim's leg during a struggle. The defendant posted bail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 6. Investigators are probing links to similar robberies, including a $15,000 theft in San Bernardino County.
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