Police looking for man accused of trying to rob a woman in her 60s
Hojun Choi
Austin police are looking for a man accused of trying to rob a woman in her 60s earlier this month in East Austin.
The woman was sitting at a bench at a shopping center near the intersection of the northbound frontage road of Interstate 35 and Reinli Street around 3:30 p.m on Feb. 7, when a man tried to grab her purse, police said.
The man pulled the woman off the bench, causing her to fall to the ground as she tried to fight back, authorities said. Police said the man drove away from the scene in a silver Ford sedan after two employees of a nearby store came to help the woman.
The woman was taken to a hospital to be evaluated for injuries, police said.
Police said the man is about 5 feet tall, and was wearing a dark-colored zip-up hoodie, a dark shirt, blue jeans and black tennis shoes during the robbery.
Anyone with information regarding the incident can call the Austin Police Department at 512-974-5092, or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.