Lauren Rabaino
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An 87-year-old man was robbed and assaulted in his home last Friday, according to police. The perpetrator is still on the loose.
Retired Cal Poly physics professor Arthur Rosen was home alone at the 400 block of Lemon Street when a lone male walked through Rosen’s unlocked door around 1:45 p.m.
The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money from Rosen, according to Capt. Daniel Blanke of the San Luis Obispo Police Department.
Rosen gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash and then the suspect struck Rosen in the head and fled in an unknown direction, according to police.
Rosen was treated at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center for non-life-threatening facial injuries. The robber is described as a Hispanic male in his early 20s, slender, and wearing light-colored clothing, according to Lt. Bill Proll of the San Luis Obispo Police Department. He was also wearing a white baseball cap with some sort of scarf or bandana.
“There are no significant updates on the investigation at this time,” Proll said. “We are talking to neighbors, but we have not identified a suspect.”
Robberies at gunpoint do not happen often in this county, Proll said.
The last home-invasion robbery was reported shortly before midnight on Aug. 7 in Grover Beach. The suspect got away with some cash and two computers.
Anyone with information regarding this robbery is urged to contact the San Luis Obispo Police Department at (805) 781-7317, or Crime Stoppers at (805) 549-STOP.