CORONA DEL MAR TODAY

Woman Tackles Victim At CdM Gas Station, Police Say

A woman preparing to pump gas at the Corona del Mar 76 station was accosted by a woman who tried to take her credit card, police said today.

The incident occurred Monday after the victim pulled into the station at 2201 East Coast Highway.

“As she was getting ready to put her credit card into the machine for gas, the defendant approached the victim and asked if she wanted her windows cleaned,” Sgt. Steve Burdette said in an email. The victim said no and continued to try to pay for gasoline.

“When the victim was attempting to place the card in the slot, the (suspect) tackled her and attempted to take the card,” Burdette said. “The victim got away and called the police.”

The woman was arrested at East Coast Highway and Avocado Avenue at 9:30 p.m. She was booked on suspicion of attempted robbery, and she remains in the county jail with bail set at $50,000.

The victim was not injured in the attack, Burdette said.

In other police news, officers arrested a 47-year old man at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of Fernleaf Avenue, reports state. The man was booked on suspicion of defrauding an innkeeper; bail was set at $500.