Crime & Safety
South Bay Attempted Robbery Suspect Sought
A woman was walking on the Llagas Creek Trail when a man approached her from behind and tried to remove her backpack, police said.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — Police in Morgan Hill are investigating an attempted robbery that occurred Monday.
On Monday at 6:42 p.m. officers with the Morgan Hill Police Department responded to the area of the Llagas Creek Trail and Watsonville Road to investigate an attempted robbery.
Responding officers learned a woman was walking south on the Llagas Creek Trail when a man approached her from behind and tried to remove her backpack.
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The victim and the suspect struggled over the backpack until the victim kicked the suspect, causing him to fall to the ground.
The woman then ran to a restaurant, where she called police.
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Police described the suspect as a man with dark skin, no facial hair, approximately 6 feet tall, a thin build and a tattoo on one of his hands. The suspect was dressed in black.
Officers searched the area but did not locate the suspect.
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