(CNN) Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer of California was a victim of assault and theft Monday in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland, her office said. "The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting car," a spokesperson from Boxer's office said. The assault and robbery occurred Monday at 1:15 p.m. local time in the 300 block of 3rd Street, the Oakland Police Department confirmed to CNN. The suspect "forcefully took" Boxer's cell phone and fled the area in a nearby waiting vehicle, police said. Boxer, 80, said she was "shook up" following the assault.

Source: CNN July 27, 2021 01:30 UTC