Laptop Bag Snatched From Woman in Mall Parking Lot

A man stole a lap top bag from a woman during an apparent strong arm robbery in the southern parking lot Wednesday, according to the Arcadia Police Department's blog.

The suspect reportedly approached the woman from behind as she was loading shopping bags into her vehicle's trunk shortly before 9:30 p.m. Police say the suspect forcibly yanked a laptop bag from the woman's shoulder. She yelled for help as the suspect ran off to an awaiting vehicle.

A witness described the getaway vehicle as a tan, mid-late '90s car, possibly an Acura Integra, with rear-tinted windows and a partial California license plate of "6NLG ... ." The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, 20 to 25 years old, wearing a dark hoodie.

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