Audrey Kostka, 44, is now out of $10,000 after being robbed outside of her home in Coconut Grove, Florida, on March 13.
According to WSVN, two men in pickup trucks snatched Kostka’s purse, which contained a large amount of cash as she was just returning from the bank.
“It has changed my life in many ways,” Kostka told WSVN. “I live in a gated community, and who would ever think that this would happen in my parking lot?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Footage from the crime shows a black pickup truck parked in the middle of the gate in order for them to remain open for the duration of the robbery.
Kostka revealed that she went to the bank to take out money in an attempt to be prepared for the coronavirus pandemic. But she believes the two gentlemen witnessed the withdrawal transaction and followed her home.
“Something in my mind just told me, ‘Just take out some money and put in a safe,'” she continued. “When they gave the money to me, it was in front a of a clear window where everybody could see, and so obviously those gentlemen saw, and they must’ve followed me.”
Unaware that she was being followed home, she pulled up to her residence, proceeded to take her groceries inside, where she was then attacked.
“[They] jumped me from the back, pushed me, grabbed my arm, and then stole my purse,” she explained. “I’m extremely stressed out right now because, financially, I am in trouble.”
Police are still searching for the two men responsible for the crime.
