Former California Sen. Barbara Boxer was assaulted and robbed in Oakland, according to reports

• Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer was assaulted and robbed in Oakland on Monday, according to reports.
• The account for the California Democrat, 80, tweeted that she was not seriously injured.
• The Oakland Police Department confirmed that a strong robbery occurred in the area but declined to identify the victim.

Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer, 80, was assaulted and robbed near Jack London Square in Oakland on Monday, according to reports a tweet from her account.

A tweet from her verified account said the former California lawmaker was pushed in the back by an assailant who stole her cell phone and jumped into a waiting car.

"She is thankful that she was not seriously injured," the tweet said.

Boxer served as a US Senator from California from 1993 to 2017. Prior to her time in the Senate, the Democrat served as a California representative in the US House from 1983 to 1993.

An Oakland Police Department spokesperson confirmed to Insider that a strong robbery occurred in the area around 1:15 p.m. local time on Monday, but declined to identify the victim.

The victim was walking in the 300 block of 3rd Street when a suspect approached them and forcefully "took loss" from the victim before fleeing in a waiting vehicle nearby, the spokesperson said.

The Oakland Police Department's Robbery Section is currently investigating the incident and the department is offering up to $2,000 in reward money for information leading to an arrest in the case.