Crime & Safety
Woman Attacked By Jewelry Thief, Fremont Police Say
The victim was walking with another woman when the suspect came out from behind bushes, according to Fremont Police.
FREMONT, CA — Police are looking for a man who approached two female victims and stole jewelry from one of them Tuesday night in Fremont, police said.
At 8:23 p.m., police received a report of a robbery in the 45300 block of Parkmeadow Drive.
According to police, two female victims were walking together when a male suspect came out from behind bushes and asked them a question. As they attempted to walk away, the suspect allegedly approached them from behind and stated that he had a gun.
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The suspect then allegedly grabbed at one victim's neck and wrists in an attempt to remove her jewelry. The victim removed the gold chain necklace herself and gave it to the suspect so he would not hurt them. He
then fled the scene with the necklace, police said.
One of the victims suffered minor injuries to her fingers.
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The suspect is described as a black man in his 20s with closely cropped hair and no facial hair who was wearing a camouflage jacket. He was seen running south on Parkmeadow Drive, police said.
A silver sedan with tinted windows and shiny wheels that was last seen traveling toward Grimmer Boulevard may be involved in the robbery, police said.
— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock
