Woman Attacked, Robbed of Vehicle in Skokie
A 58-year-old woman was cut with a sharp object following a robbery attempt in Skokie on Saturday. The offender would ultimately make off with woman's vehicle.
A Skokie woman was attacked with a "sharp object" prior to having her vehicle stolen on Saturday, police said. The woman, 58, was unloading groceries from her car at about 12:12 p.m. in the 4800 block of Carol Street, according to police. The man tried to take the victim’s purse, but she refused and a struggle soon ensued. The woman was cut with a sharp object and the offender was last seen fleeing the scene with the woman’s 2004 silver Toyota Highlander, police said. The license plate number is 7118755, police said in a press release. Meanwhile, the woman was taken to Evanston Hospital for treatment with non-life threatening injuries. The man is described as white, tall, about 20 to 25-year-of-age with a skinny build. He was wearing a …
Seymour J. Schwartz
2:20 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Thank YOU SHP. With mine and other continual posts on crime in Skokie, often followed by pieces posted by trustee candidates and too frequent reportage of bald faceD armed stick-ups and narcotic related stabbings, I don't want to give the impression of Skokie being emblematic of the ""Wild West" because it is NOT. But Skokie is a community in great and rapid transition increasing its population … more ›