CHRISTMAS ROBBERS ATTACK WOMEN AT MARKET.Byline: Greg Botonis Daily News Staff Writer After a routine shopping trip on Christmas Day, two women leaving a grocery store at 5 p.m. were beaten and stabbed in a robbery attempt, authorities said Saturday. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. sheriff's reports and witnesses, Judith Hammer, 67, and her daughter Sandra Vandenberg, 40, were loading groceries into their car outside the Ralphs at 1803 E. Palmdale Blvd. when they were approached by two men demanding money. Vandenberg told the assailants she did not have any money, but one of the men reportedly began striking her in the face until she fell to the ground, and then he began demanding the keys to their car. Hammer, who was not spoken to by either of the men, was stabbed in the back with an unknown object as she tried to get into the car, according to sheriff's reports. Their screams alerted several people in the parking lot, as well as the security guard who was inside the store. Several witnesses began chasing the two men, who fled on foot out of the parking lot. ``There were a lot of people going in and out of the store, and they were right there in front,'' said one of the witnesses, who refused to give his name. ``They're out robbing people on Christmas Day. It's just sad.'' An estimated four to five people chased the two suspects, and one witness tackled and detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: a suspect, later identified by sheriff's deputies as Theodore Grant, 25, of San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. . Other witnesses rushed to the aid of the women. ``We had some citizens do a really good job,'' said Sgt. Steve Nelson
The second suspect, identified by sheriff's reports as Melvin Carter, 27, also of San Bernardino, was later captured by deputies as he walked west down Palmdale Boulevard, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. reported. Hammer and Vandenberg were both transported by ambulance to Lancaster Community Hospital This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and later released. Grant and Carter are being held on suspicion of robbery and attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. , officials said. |
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