The woman seen in downtown Napa Monday afternoon continued on a violent rampage until arrested by who used pepper spray to take her into custody, according to today's media log from the Napa Police Department:
At 1300 hours, witnesses from on Randolph Street advised a female was out of control and had broken out the windshield of a parked vehicle with a shovel from the store. The female was followed by witnesses after she left the area. She caused a disturbance near Napa Valley Mercantile in the Town Center and then kicked the west door to Kohl's knocking it off its tracks. The female then entered Kohl's and grabbed a female's purse, trying to break it away from the victim's grasp. Witnesses got between the suspect and victim. The suspect then threw around items and exited Kohls. Outside of Kohl's, she tried to rob another female for her purse, but was thwarted again by witnesses. An officer arrived and gave the suspect verbal orders, which she refused to obey. After being given multiple warnings and commands, the suspect was pepper sprayed and taken into custody. She was identified as Martina Strycek, 7-24-82, (a) transient from Santa Cruz. She was cleared at ER and booked.
The victims of the second attempted robbery outside the west doors of Kohl’s by left prior to being identified. Any information related to their identity should be reported to Napa Police.
Find out what's happening in Napa Valleywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Napa Police Sgt. Amy Hunter asked witnesses to contact Officer Keener at 258-7880 x 5227.
Update, Sept. 22: Suspect Martina Strycek, who was listed as a fugitive in August and subsequently arrested, was arrested again Sept. 21 after another vandalism/theft spree in Napa: Please see .
