A woman fought off two would-be robbers who reportedly punched her in the face while trying to steal her belongings Friday afternoon in the parking lot.
The woman told police she arrived at the mall, and was retrieving items from her auto's trunk at about 3 p.m. when she was accosted by two females, who punched her in the face and attempted to steal her handbag from one arm and shopping bags from the other, according to records.
The 23-year-old victim, whose bags contained merchandise she planned to return, was parked in a lot near J.C. Penney Co., reports state.
As the woman held on to her goods and screamed for help, her attackers reportedly gave up, fleeing with another man and woman in a white Honda, police said.
The two suspects were described as African-American females in their late teens to early 20s; no descriptions were available of the two individuals in the vehicle, according to reports.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has information regarding the incident is encouraged to call Pleasanton police at (925) 931-5100.
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It was a huge waste of BART's potential to put two locations, not to mention a horrendous eyesore like the Pleasanton station, so close together when what was really needed was an extension out towards Livermore. If you want to talk about alleviating traffic congestion, that would have been a far better way to go about it. Sane One, I'm sorry you feel compelled to refer to anyone whose thinking doesn't seem to mirror yours as "a hater". That sounds anything but sane to me. You read far too much into my post. It was not an indictment of the BART system, but rather of the placement of that particular station. I don't think it was a good idea to place it there for a variety of reasons. You are free to disagree with me if you wish. That won't necessarily make you a hater, either. Although name calling might.