A pair of brothers were arrested last week in a November robbery that seriously injured the victim after the getaway car dragged her across a parking lot, authorities said.
The theft was reported at 6:40 p.m. on Nov. 26 in the Costco parking lot on Castleton Street in the City of Industry.
The victim had been putting the items she purchased in her car when the attackers’ vehicle pulled up next to her, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies said.
The two occupants of the car, identified by authorities as suspects David Morrison, 38, and Andrew Morrison, 34, allegedly tried to grab the woman’s purse as they drove away, but she refused to let go. The victim continued to hold on to the purse as the car sped away, dragging her about 50 yards across the parking lot before letting go as the vehicle exited onto Hanover Road, authorities said.
The victim suffered critical but non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at a hospital.
After an investigation by the sheriff’s Burglary and Robbery Task Force, deputies served a search warrant Thursday in Diamond Bar. Both suspects were taken into custody and evidence of the robbery, including the victim’s personal property, was seized, police said. authorities.
David and Andrew Morrison were arrested on suspicion of robbery and booked into the Los Angeles County Jail with bail set at $500,000. The couple remains under investigation for possible connections to other robberies in the San Gabriel Valley. Anyone who may have information for investigators can call (562) 956-7187.
