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Man Allegedly "Mule Kicks" 88-Year-Old Woman And Steals Her Car

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jul 31, 2012 10:15PM

Police are still looking for a man who fought with an 88-year-old woman in Orland Park Monday afternoon and drove away with her car. The man drove off in her tan 2007 four-door Buick, license plate number G40 9830. If you have info, call 911. The Tribune writes:

“There’s a little bit of a struggle, she follows him as he goes back to her vehicle, and that’s when there was what she described as a mule kick,” he said.

The man kicked the woman in the leg and also struck her in the chest with the car door, police said. She was treated and released from Palos Community Hospital and is now recovering with family, Keating said.

The man is described as being in his mid-20s, 5-foot-8-inches, 150 pounds, and police are confident they'll make an arrest.