{"id":656,"date":"2026-05-28T06:36:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=656"},"modified":"2026-05-28T06:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:36:40","slug":"woman-beaten-with-wrench-robbed-in-el-cerrito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=656","title":{"rendered":"Woman beaten with wrench, robbed in El Cerrito"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>EL CERRITO \u2014 A 38-year-old San Pablo woman was arrested on suspicion of violently assaulting and robbing another woman Wednesday afternoon in El Cerrito, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=655\">CCS roundup: Mitty beats Hollister, will play Willow Glen in Open softball final<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The victim \u2014 identified as a 59-year-old woman \u2014 was walking southbound on the Ohlone Greenway, near Wall Avenue, around 1:30 p.m. when the incident happened, according to the El Cerrito Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the suspect hit the victim on the back of the head and on the side of the face with a \u201clarge metal wrench.\u201d The victim suffered deep cranial and facial cuts and lost teeth in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect then grabbed the victim\u2019s purse, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The victim made her way to a restaurant and signaled for help, police said, adding that a witness contacted police and watched the suspect hide in some nearby bushes.<\/p>\n<p>Officers with the Richmond Police Department, who initially believed the incident happened in their city, arrived at the scene and spoke with the victim. She pointed out the suspect\u2019s location.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=653\">NCS roundup: Northgate reaches baseball, softball title games<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The suspect ran from officers but was arrested after a brief pursuit, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The victim was taken to an area trauma center to be treated for her injuries, police said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anyone with information related to the case can contact the El Cerrito Police Department at 510-215-4435 or investigations@elcerrito.gov.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=652\">NCS baseball, softball playoffs: Wednesday\u2019s semifinal scores<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 38-year-old San Pablo woman was arrested on suspicion of violently assaulting and robbing another woman Wednesday afternoon in El Cerrito, police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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