Suspected Shoplifter Cuts Sears Employee with Knife in Getaway

An employee at the Sears store at Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie suffered a small cut on the head when a suspected shoplifter swung a knife at store workers who tried to detain him.

Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the Sears store Wednesday about 2:14 p.m. Employees told officers that when they detained a person for shoplifting, he showed a knife to them, and then swung it at an employee in an attempt to flee the store, cutting an employee.

The suspect then fled from the store in a waiting vehicle. Officers searched the area but did not locate the suspect, described as a white man in his 30s, 5’8” to 5’10” tall with a medium build, fair complexion with black short hair and unshaven wearing navy blue jeans/pants, blue/red/white plaid shirt, black shoes, and a black Orioles baseball cap.

The store employee was treated on the scene by responding medical personnel. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the Northern District Detective unit at 410-222-6135 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.