Crime

Woman robbed in parking lot at Community Regional Medical Center, police say

A woman was pushed to the ground and robbed of her cell phone Wednesday morning in a parking lot at Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno police reported.

The robbery took place about 10:30 in a hospital parking garage.

Lt. Mark Hudson said that the woman, from Porterville, reported that the male suspect, wearing a black hoodie, also tried to steal her purse but was unsuccessful.

The suspect fled in a newer model, four-door sedan, Hudson said.

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