Store clerk attacked and robbed in Covina

COVINA — A man attacked and robbed a discount store clerk late Sunday, police said.
The crime took place about 8:35 p.m. at a business on Citrus Avenue near Arrow Highway, Covina police Lt. Dave Foster said.
The robber entered the store and acted as if he was going to make a purchase, Foster said.
When the woman working behind the counter opened the register, he punched her, then swung at her with an unknown instrument, striking her under the chin, the lieutenant said.
The robber then grabbed cash from the register, as well as a pair of shoes, and fled.
The woman was taken to a hospital with a cut nearly two inches long under her chin.
Police described the suspect as a Latino man in his early-20s with some sort of tattoos on his face. He wore a dark hooded sweat shirt and blue jeans.
Police searching for the robber detained a man with facial tattoos in the area, Foster said. Though he turned out not to be involved in the robbery, he was jailed due to outstanding warrants.

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