GIRL, 17, BEATEN, ROBBED IN DEL TACO PARKING LOT.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - A 17-year-old girl was beaten and robbed Monday night in the parking lot of a Palmdale fast-food restaurant, officials said. The girl was leaving the Del Taco Del Taco is a chain of North American fast-food restaurants specializing in Mexican-style offerings as well as American foods such as burgers, fries and shakes. The first Del Taco restaurant was founded in Yermo, California in 1961 by Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson. restaurant in the 2500 block of East Avenue S about 8 p.m. when she was attacked and beaten by four young women. ``Apparently a witness saw the attack and followed them but eventually lost them,'' said Deputy Dave Miklos of the Palmdale sheriff's station. The girl was walking to her car when the four young women pulled up in a gray minivan, jumped out and began punching and kicking her. They then robbed her, jumped back in their van and drove off, deputies said. A private citizen who saw the attack followed the van for several minutes while calling deputies on a cell phone but was apparently spotted by the van's driver. While trying to elude e·lude tr.v. e·lud·ed, e·lud·ing, e·ludes 1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: The suspect continues to elude the police. 2. the witness, the van stopped three times along streets, letting out one person each time. The witness eventually lost sight of the van. Officials said the girl suffered cuts and bruises Bruises Definition Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues. Pupura refers to bruising as the result of a disease condition. . Investigators said it's not clear at this point whether the girl knew her attackers or whether the attack was even motivated by robbery. The four attackers were described only as young African-American women in a gray Chevrolet Astro
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