COBB, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report of an attempted robbery that occurred early Tuesday morning in Cobb.
Lt. Steve Brooks said sheriff's deputies were dispatched shortly after 3:30 a.m. to a Lema Lane home where an elderly woman reported that a male subject attacked and attempted to rob her.
The 69-year-old victim told deputies that she woke up a few minutes prior to her 911 call and walked into the living room, Brooks said.
While standing in the living room, she noticed her cat was focused on a door which leads to the garage. Brooks said the woman thought her cat’s behavior was out of the ordinary, so she walked toward the door.
The door suddenly opened and a male subject rushed into the woman's living room. Brooks said the woman described the man as being approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall, with an average build. His face was covered with some type of clothing.
The victim said the male subject knocked her to the floor and proceeded to kick her three or four times. He then dragged her into the garage and told her that he was going to tie her hands, Brooks said.
Brooks said the woman began to violently resist the man's attempt to subdue her and explained she thought the suspect was going to kill her.
The attacker then suddenly walked out of the garage into the living room and exited the residence through the front door, Brooks said.
The victim told authorities that she was able to make her way to the front door and watched the suspect get into the passenger side of a vehicle, which drove away. She told deputies that she immediately called 911 after the vehicle left, Brooks said.
The woman was unable to provide any additional identifying information concerning the suspect or the suspect vehicle, according to Brooks.
Brooks said the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information pertinent to this case is asked to contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 707-263-2690.