Full Notification

On April 28, at approximately 8:09 P.M., La Mesa Police Officers received a report of a robbery victim being treated at Grossmont Hospital. Officers responding to the hospital located a 13 year old male victim. The victim was being treated for a 1 ½ inch contusion to his left forearm.

The victim said he was walking home on Mills Street near Orchard Avenue when he was attacked from behind. The victim said he was wearing his earphones and listening to music from his IPod when an unknown suspect struck him in the arm with an unknown object. The victim said he fell to the ground in pain and the suspect took his IPod and ran away in an unknown direction. The victim never saw the suspect and was unable to provide a suspect description. No words were exchanged during the robbery.

The victim was treated for a contusion to his left arm and was released to his father.

If you have any information on this case, please call the La Mesa Police Department at (619) 667-1400.

You may also call Crime Stoppers’ anonymous toll-free tip line (888) 580-TIPS (or www.sdcrimestoppers.com ). You can remain anonymous, and be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case.