Man Arrested For Attempted Robbery In San Rafael: Police

SAN RAFAEL, CA – A man was arrested this week after allegedly attempting to rob an elderly woman earlier this month in San Rafael.

A man grabbed and tried to take an 81-year-old woman's purse at about 2:30 p.m. Sept. 8 while she was walking into Country Club Bowl on Vivian Street, according to San Rafael police.

"The force from the attempt caused the victim to fall backward off the stairs," San Rafael police Sgt. Lisa Holton said. "The victim landed on her back on the ground, causing injury. The suspect was unable to wrench the purse from the victim's grasp and ran away without taking anything."

Surveillance footage captured the suspect as well as the robbery attempt, Holton said. Detectives canvassed the neighborhood and found additional surveillance footage at a nearby business. Through the video and witness interviews, detectives identified the suspect as Camilo Abel Arias Marroquin, 25, of San Rafael.

On Wednesday, Marroquin was arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and elder abuse. He was booked into Marin County Jail and held on $50,000 bail.

Anyone with information about this case was asked to call San Rafael police at 415-485-3000. Tips can also be submitted online at www.srpd.org/tips.

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