- Surveillance video shows the suspect catching up to the victim just before she could enter her home. Both held onto the purse and landed back on the sidewalk.
- A few seconds later, the victim’s son, 17, darted out from their home and struggled with the suspect. The victim’s daughter, 22, also came running down to help her.
- The suspect, who was wearing dark clothing, reportedly managed to flee in a getaway car. It’s unclear whether someone else was driving the vehicle.
- The victim reportedly sustained some abrasions from the incident. As of Monday, there had been no arrests, according to Fox News.
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- In April, a Vietnamese American family was robbed of their life savings at home in under an hour — an incident that left their 7-year-old daughter unable to sleep at night.
- The surge in anti-Asian attacks in Oakland prompted community leader Carl Chan — who was allegedly a victim of an assault himself — to call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a local state of emergency in August. Newsom responded by deploying California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers to join the city’s police in curbing the attacks.