Crime & Safety
Shoplifter Pepper-Sprays Her Way Out of Nearby Walmart
The woman was ready to use it the moment she walked into the store, police say.
Police are looking for a woman who pepper-sprayed her way out of the Pleasant Hill Road Walmart while stealing a shopping cart full of items.
Duluth Police posted on Facebook surveillance camera images of the woman, who allegedly shoplifted at the store around 6 a.m. on Oct. 8.
A Walmart employee tried to stop the woman from exiting the store with a cart full of items, but the woman used the pepper spray to get away.
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“The female walked into the Wal-Mart with the pepper spray in her hand, apparently ready for any contact with the store’s staff,” Duluth Police said on Facebook. “The female did not hesitate to use the pepper spray twice on the Wal-Mart employee in the attempt to steal the items.”
The woman got away in a dark-colored Dodge Charger or Challenger.
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If you have any information to help police identify the female, call Detective Bobby Johnson at 678-957-7287 or email him at bjohnson@duluthpd.com.
(Photo: Duluth PD Facebook)
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