By Cathy Locke
clocke@sacbee.com
A Woodland woman reported that she was robbed at gunpoint while sitting in her vehicle in a parking lot Monday morning.
Woodland Police responded to the report of an armed robbery at 10:55 a.m. in the parking lot at 7 West Main St.
The 58-year-old woman told officers that she was approached by a Latino man while sitting inside her vehicle. The man pointed a small handgun at her and told her to get out of the vehicle. He dragged her from the vehicle and threw her to the ground, according to a Police Department news release, then entered her vehicle, grabbed her purse and fled east through the parking lot.
The man jumped into a waiting vehicle and headed south on West Street.
Police said the man was described as in his 30s, 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a medium build , a mustache and possible tattoos across his neck.
His vehicle was described as a gold Dodge Ram with a Hemi engine. It might have an extended cab the license plate likely contains two eights, the news release said.
The woman suffered minor scratches to her hands from the fall but did not require medical attention.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Woodland Police Department at (530) 661-7800.
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