A 74-year-old woman said she was the victim of a brazen armed robbery that happened in broad daylight in Oakland. The item she cherished most is a jade Buddha, a good luck charm she's worn for decades since 1994.
A 74-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight in Oakland. It happened outside of a jewelry store. The thieves took her jade Buddha pendant, which not only has sentimental value, as the woman is Buddhist, but she says its also served as a good luck charm.A 74-year-old woman said she was the victim of a brazen armed robbery that happened in broad daylight in Oakland.
Hue Mcilhattan said she's lucky to be alive, adding that she was careful and aware of her surrounding but the thieves appeared suddenly.Surveillance video showed a black SUV pulling up to the corner of the street and backing up. Shortly after, just as she stepped off the curb between two cars, a man ran up behind her, held a gun to her head and tried to grab her purse from her shoulder.The video showed a second man joining him and taking Mcilhattan's purse.
"I saw her fighting them she called my name," said Bill,"So I started the car and put it into ramming gear. I was going to go over there and slam into them and they were gone." Mcilhattan ointed to the bruise on her knee and said: "See right here. Thank God, he didn't kill me." But the item she cherished most is a jade Buddha, a good luck charm she's worn for decades since 1994. "It was custom-made. I really want to get back my jewelry," Mcilhattan said. "He could shoot me. He could hit me. He could do a lot. But my god, my Buddha helped me until now. I want him back.
She immigrated to the United States from Vietnam in 1973 with her husband, who served in the U.S. Army."I worked hard for it. I worked for 30 years for this country," said Mcilhattan.The couple said they couldn't get a good look at the two men. Amber Lee is a reporter with KTVU. Email Amber at [email protected] or text/leave message at 510-599-3922.
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