Columbia man robbed after grocery shopping
Two men robbed a Columbia man outside his home around 6 p.m. Thursday.
The victim, a 57-year-old man, was coming home from the grocery store when a white older four-door model of a Buick or Oldsmobile pulled in front of his car.
The two men inside the vehicle approached the victim and started talking to him before they struck the victim in the head with an unknown object, stated a news release from the Columbia Police Department.
The two men took the victim’s wallet and his groceries while he was unconscious.
“This robbery is unusual and we have not have any other similar reports of robberies involving groceries and being assault as the victim arrives home,” CPD Lt. Dianne Bernhard said.
There is no evidence of a connection between the victim and the suspects. The suspects have been described as two men, both in their mid-20’s. The driver of the car is around 6’1” and 190 pounds and was wearing a John Deere hat, a brown coat and blue pants, stated the news release.
The passenger is described as being around 160 pounds and between 5’7” and 5’8”.
Bernhard said victims should report crimes as close to the scene of the crime as possible to give officers a better chance of catching the suspects and recovering physical evidence from the scene.
“I would advise people to always be aware of their surroundings,” Bernhard said. “If approached by people that you do not know in an isolated area, be cautious and try to remove yourself from the area.”
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