Northern California woman attacked and robbed of her groceries outside Raley’s store
A woman suffered serious injuries after she was attacked and robbed of her groceries and wallet by a man wearing a mask outside a Raley’s store in South Lake Tahoe, police said.
The victim on Tuesday remained hospitalized in an intensive care unit, the South Lake Police Department said in a news release.
The attack occurred on Monday near the 1900 block of Lake Tahoe Boulevard. The 57-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman went grocery shopping at the nearby Raley’s store.
Police officials said the woman was walking home toward Tata Lane, when she was attacked in the meadow behind the Raley’s and the Alpine Liquor store.
The unidentified man threw the woman to the ground and hit her, causing serious injuries. The robber stole her groceries and her wallet, according to police.
Police described the robber as a possible transient man wearing a black beanie, a black ski mask, a dark jacket and light-colored pants.
Police asked anyone who witnessed this robbery, who see other similar crimes or who have been victims in a similar crime to call the South Lake Tahoe Police Department 530-542-6100 or the department’s tip line at 530-541-6800 and reference case number 2003-1368.
