A Korean-American mother and daughter were robbed at 168 Market, a Chinese grocery store.
The incident occurred on September 3 at around 2 p.m. in the parking lot of 168 Market in Hacienda Heights.
According to the victim, a Korean-American mother, the suspect got out of a BMW 4-door sedan and attempted to grab her daughter’s tote bag over her shoulder. The mother and daughter resisted, but the suspect pushed them down and stole the bag. He then got into the passenger seat of a waiting vehicle with an accomplice and fled.
The bag contained a laptop, cell phone, and cash, which in total valued at approximately $4,000.
The suspect is believed to be a Hispanic male. Security guards were present at the time of the incident, but reportedly did not respond because it happened in a short amount of time. “It happened so fast, as soon as I got out of the car,” the victim said, ”I think I’m going to have to be even more aware of my surroundings before I get out of the car.”
The police attempted to track down the suspect through the AirTag on her bag, but only the keys with the tag were found nearby. ”The police said they are currently analyzing security camera footage from the parking lot,” she said.
BY YOONJAE JUNG, HOONSIK WOO [jung.yoonjae@koreadaily.com]
