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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Police seek robber in parking lot assault

Police are looking for a man who robbed a woman outside a Spokane drugstore just after noon Monday. The man followed the woman as she left the Rite Aid at 5520 N. Division St. and attacked her, according to police. She was in the parking lot when he grabbed her purse and knocked her to the ground before driving away in a full-size black pickup with “4x4” written on the back. The robber is described as a white male, about 6 feet tall. He was wearing a brown Carhartt brand jacket, jeans, white shoes and a light-colored ball cap with a green bill. Anyone with any information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS or (509) 327-5111.