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Richmond woman, 88, left shaken after brazen daylight robbery attempt

Someone tried to drag the elderly woman into an SUV in the middle of the afternoon in one of the city's busiest parking lots
Alan Campbell
Alan Campbell
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Richmond RCMP say an 88-year-old woman was attacked in this parking lot last Friday, Feb. 18 in broad daylightGoogle Maps screenshot

Richmond RCMP is asking the public for help, after an attempted daylight robbery of an 88-year-old woman in a city centre parking lot.

According to police, the woman was walking through the parking lot at 8200 Ackroyd Road – understood to be the PriceSmart lot – around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18 when a gray SUV approached her.

One of the occupants of the SUV reportedly tried pulling her inside the vehicle and stealing her purse.

Police say the suspect or suspects then fled in the vehicle after their attempt was unsuccessful.

Officers apparently “combed the surrounding area but were unable to locate the vehicle or suspects involved.”

Victim left shaken

The woman, added police, was luckily unharmed, but “noticeably shaken by this traumatic event.”

“This was an extremely harrowing ordeal for this woman. We are fully committed to finding the person or persons responsible for this despicable act,” said the RCMP’s Cpl. Dennis Hwang.

“We are asking anyone with information about this incident or anyone with dashcam footage to contact us immediately. Your help could be key to furthering our ongoing investigation.”

Anyone with information on this attempted robbery, is urged to contact the Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212 and quote file #2022-4498 or should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).