Akron police are looking for a woman responsible for forcing her way into a 65-year-old woman’s home and attacking her with a hammer on Tuesday.
The victim was taken to Akron General Medical Center by paramedics and is listed in serious condition.
Police said the victim was hanging Christmas decorations when she stopped to answer a knock at the door of her Dodge Avenue home about 1 p.m.
When she went to the door, a woman asked to come inside to use her phone. The victim said no, but told the woman she would get her a phone book. When the victim walked back into her house to get the phone book, the woman followed her inside.
According to a police report, the victim reported the woman “hit her with what she thought was a hammer” and struck her in the head multiple times. The victim fell to the floor. She told police she could hear the suspect going through the house while she was lying on the floor.
The suspect took the victim’s purse and fled.
The victim found her way to her front porch and was heard by a passerby who called police.
When police arrived the victim was lying on the porch covered in blood.
The suspect was described as a heavyset black female, 40 to 50 years old, 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-7, weighing between 250 to 300 pounds. She had black hair with purple highlights and small braids twisted on the top of her head.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Akron Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or Summit County Crimestoppers at 330-434-COPS.
Marilyn Miller can be reached at 330-996-3098 or mmiller@thebeaconjournal.com.