Elk Grove police investigating Christmas afternoon robbery and assault

The Elk Grove Police Department is investigating a robbery and assault that took place on Christmas afternoon.

According to police, the incident took place around 4:30 pm on Christmas afternoon. The victim was going to meet someone in the area near Tarzo Way and Bari Court when a suspect came up from behind and began punching the victim. The suspect then took the victim’s property and left with two other suspects that were acting as lookouts.

Suspect #1 was described as an African American male, approximately 16 years old, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and had a black shirt covering his face. The other two suspects were unknown.