An 82-year-old Seal Beach woman was knocked down, sustaining minor injuries, and her purse was stolen while in front of a CVS pharmacy last Sunday.  Witnesses called police and took down the perpetrator’s license plate number.  

The robbery suspect, a 21-year-old Long Beach man, was later arrested by Cypress, Los Alamitos and Seal Beach police officers driving what was later determined to be a stolen vehicle.

The man faces possible charges of robbery with an included enhancement for robbing the elderly, possession of stolen property as well as auto theft.