Fmr. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer was shoved from behind and robbed of her cellphone in downtown Oakland on Monday, a message from her Twitter account says.
Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images fileFormer Sen. Barbara Boxer was shoved from behind and robbed of her cellphone in Oakland, California, on Monday, a message from her Twitter account said.Earlier today former Senator Barbara Boxer was assaulted in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland. The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting car. She is thankful that she was not seriously injured.
Oakland police said a strong-arm robbery that occurred on Third Street around 1:15 p.m. is under investigation but did not identify the victim in a statement. Jack London Square — on Oakland's south waterfront, next to Alameda — is an entertainment district about 6 miles from the Oakland Athletics' ballpark.
Boxer, a Democrat, was a U.S. representative for 10 years and then a senator for 24 years, representing California.She did not seek re-election in 2016.
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