Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer of California was assaulted and robbed Monday afternoon in downtown Oakland.

According to a statement from Boxer’s office, the assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped into a waiting car. She was not seriously injured.

The Oakland Police Department confirmed that at 1:15 p.m., while a victim was walking in the 300 block of Third Street, they were approached by a suspect, who forcefully “took loss from the victim,” and fled into a waiting vehicle. The incident is currently being investigated, and police declined to release the identity of the victim. The area of the assault is near Jack London Square.