A North Carolina woman says her car and presents were stolen while she was shopping at a store in Raleigh.
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The 78-year-old victim told WRAL that she went shopping at a Home Goods store in Brier Creek after parking her car and locking all doors. Minutes after she entered the store, a man approached the elderly woman and attacked her from behind. “He came from behind me and rammed his hand roughly down my jeans and grabbed my keys and stole my car, and he took out running through the front door,” she explained to the outlet.
Additionally, the male suspect reportedly watched the woman since he knew the model of her car and where she parked it.
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The victim has issued a warning to all Christmas shoppers to be more alert during the holiday season.
“If you listeners take one thing away from this, be careful of what you do with your car keys in public. Do not let people see where your car keys are,”
A statement was released by Home Goods where they addressed the robbery in Raleigh and said they were working with authorities on the investigation.
“The safety of our customers is very important to us. We are aware of the incident in our Brier Creek location and are cooperating with the Raleigh police department. As this is a matter of law enforcement, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further.”