A Long Beach man was behind bars Monday for allegedly snatching an 82-year-old woman's purse in front of a CVS Pharmacy in Seal Beach and knocking the elderly victim to the ground.
The incident occurred around 2:25 p.m. Sunday at the CVS located at 12490 Seal
Beach Blvd., said Sgt. Steve Bowles of the Seal Beach
Police Department.
Andrew John Beal, 21, allegedly grabbed the purse, knocked the woman to the ground,
then fled in a white Scion, Bowles said.
The victim sustained minor injuries and was treated by paramedics.
Beal was taken into custody when a Cypress police officer saw the Scion and the license plate, which matched a vehicle that had been stolen in Buena Park earlier, and Cypress police conducted a traffic stop, Bowles said.
Beal was booked for robbery, robbery with a special enhancement for committing the
crime against an elderly person, possession of stolen property and auto theft, Bowles
said.
Beal was scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon and was being held without bail.
The incident occurred around 2:25 p.m. Sunday at the CVS located at 12490 Seal
Beach Blvd., said Sgt. Steve Bowles of the Seal Beach
Police Department.
Andrew John Beal, 21, allegedly grabbed the purse, knocked the woman to the ground,
then fled in a white Scion, Bowles said.
The victim sustained minor injuries and was treated by paramedics.
Beal was taken into custody when a Cypress police officer saw the Scion and the license plate, which matched a vehicle that had been stolen in Buena Park earlier, and Cypress police conducted a traffic stop, Bowles said.
Beal was booked for robbery, robbery with a special enhancement for committing the
crime against an elderly person, possession of stolen property and auto theft, Bowles
said.
Beal was scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon and was being held without bail.
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