What to Know
- Police need help identifying a woman they say robbed and assaulted an 80-year-old woman at a grocery store parking lot.
- Police said it happened on Tuesday, Jan. 8 in the afternoon.
- If you have any information about the crime or who the woman is, contact Mesquite Police.
Authorities arrested a woman they say assaulted and robbed an elderly woman in a grocery store parking lot, Mesquite police said Saturday.
Police identified the person of interest as 40-year-old Melanie King Dickey of Dallas and charged her with aggravated robbery and credit card abuse.
The robbery happened Tuesday in the Kroger parking lot in the 500 block of North Galloway Avenue, according to police.
Police said the victim was an 80-year-old woman, who suffered a fractured nose after she was dragged a short distance by the suspect's vehicle.
A surveillance camera captured photos of Dickey and her vehicle, described as a black 2005 to 2010 year model Chrysler 300 and may be missing a front license plate, police said.
Mesquite police thanked the public for their help identifying Dickey.
