87-year-old woman badly injured in Oakland robbery; three teen suspects later arrested
An 87-year-old woman was badly injured in an Oakland robbery Wednesday and three suspects, one 13, were later arrested after allegedly robbing another woman at gunpoint.
OAKLAND — An 87-year-old woman suffered multiple fractures when she was robbed Wednesday afternoon in North Oakland and three suspects, including a 13-year-old boy, were arrested later after allegedly robbing another woman at gunpoint in the Dimond district, authorities said.
The other suspects arrested were a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man, authorities said
The 87-year-old woman was robbed just before 4 p.m. Wednesday in a parking lot in the 5100 block of Telegraph Avenue in the Temescal district.
Initial police reports were that the woman was dragged on the pavement by a male suspect who had grabbed her purse.
The suspect, who may have had a gun, was able to wrestle the purse away and fled in an SUV occupied by at least two other people, authorities said.
The woman suffered multiple fractures to her hips and back area and was in stable condition Thursday at a hospital, authorities said.
Police said about 4:35 p.m. Wednesday the same suspects robbed a 45-year-old woman of personal items at gunpoint in the 3400 block of Lincoln Avenue in the Dimond district before fleeing in the SUV.
The vehicle was spotted by police several blocks away and the police helicopter began tracking it, providing updates on its location to ground units that were not directly behind the vehicle.
The SUV drove throughout the city before finally crashing in the 800 block of 40th Street, where the three suspects were arrested, police said.
Police said it turned out the SUV had been stolen earlier in Oakland before the robberies but had not been officially reported yet.
Property taken from the 45-year-old woman was recovered in the vehicle. The 45-year-old woman and a witness were brought to the scene and identified the suspects as the alleged robbers, authorities said.
Another witness later contacted officers and told them they had seen the suspects throw a gun from the SUV while fleeing the Lincoln Avenue robbery. Police found the gun.
The suspects were arrested on suspicion of numerous charges, including robbery, elder abuse and vehicle theft counts.
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