Woman robbed of purse at gunpoint in Covina

COVINA — A man robbed a woman of her purse at gunpoint late Thursday, authorities said.
The crime took place just before 10 p.m. at 2nd Avenue and Navilla Place, Covina police Sgt. John Zumwalt said.
A woman was walking with a male friend when a maroon Ford Expedition pulled up nearby, the sergeant said.
A passenger got out of the SUV and demanded the woman’s purse at gunpoint, he said. The woman complied.
The robber got back into the SUV, which was last seen driving west on Rowland Street from 2nd Avenue, Zumwalt said.
Police described the robber as a Latino man in his early 20s with a shaved head and mustache. He wore a black hooded sweatshirt and carried a black handgun.
No description of the driver was available.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Covina Police Department at 626-384-5808.

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