Crime & Safety
Shoplifters at Victoria's Secret Push Employee: Police
Four women allegedly stealing from Columbia mall store got violent on way out, Howard County police reported.

A group of women made off with merchandise at the Mall in Columbia Wednesday—but not without a fight—according to officials.
At approximately 2:47 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, an employee confronted four women trying to leave Victoria’s Secret without paying for their selections, the Howard County Police Department reported.
The worker was pushed, and the women got away, according to the report.
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The suspects were described as four thin black women in their mid-to-late 20s who were approximately 5’5” tall. Police said one was wearing a pink hoodie and black pants; another was wearing black pants and brown boots; a third was wearing a blue hoodie and shorts; and a fourth, with short blonde hair, was wearing a black hoodie and pants.
There were no serious injuries as a result of the incident, according to police.
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