Witnesses Aid Police In Locating Antioch Robbery Suspect

Concord CA

11 October, 2020

6:01 PM

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ANTIOCH, CA — Antioch police credit witnesses for the arrest of a suspect in a strong-arm robbery Friday afternoon. Officers called to a robbery report at Costco on Verne Roberts Circle about 2:45 p.m. were told that a man pushed an older woman to the ground and fled to a waiting vehicle with her purse. Witnesses provided the license plate number of the getaway vehicle, which was located in the 1600 block of Mahogany Way. A suspect was contacted and was "determined to be on probation with a condition permitting officers to search his residence without a warrant." A search of the home turned up the purse, with all its contents - including cash and credit cards - intact. Video of the robbery was captured on store surveillance cameras and resulted in a confession by the suspect, who was taken to the county jail, police said. Copyright 2020 by Bay City News, Inc. — Republication, Rebroadcast or any other Reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited.