maryland robberies targeting asians

What the hell? In Maryland, a series of attacks have led police to believe that robbers might be targeting Asian residents in the area, following them to their homes and confronting them outside: Robbery Is Latest of Attacks That Appear to Target Asians. Someone out there appears to believe that Asians are easy targets.

The latest victims were two women who were robbed outside a home this week in Silver Spring. Three other Asian couples have been robbed in the past six weeks. Those incidents occurred in Bethesda, Wheaton and the Kensington area.

What's been particularly disturbing to local Asian American residents has been the age of the victims, half of whom are at least 70 years old. In Wednesday's attack, a 48-year-old woman was hit in the face and pushed to the ground. The other woman was 52. The ages of victims in the previous attacks ranged from 61 to 75.

The two assailants in the latest attack were described as black, 16 to 17 years old, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-9, with dark hooded sweat shirts pulled down to partially cover their faces. Victims in the previous attacks gave similar descriptions. Here's more info from the Montgomery County Police: Police Investigate Robbery of Asian Women.