Weymouth Man Faces Shoplifting Charge After Failed Escape by Climbing Rock Wall

Two people attempted to flee police Sunday after allegedly shoplifting at the South Shore Plaza.

Lauren Tusi, 25, of Raynham and Derek Ryan, 25, of Weymouth were arrested shortly after 3:30 p.m. and charged with assault and battery and larceny over $250, according to Braintree Police Chief Russ Jenkins.

After officers responded to a report of a shoplifter at Sears, loss prevention at the store told police that while they had detained Tusi, the man later identified as Ryan fled the scene in a vehicle.

Witnesses told officers the male party exited the vehicle near Sullivan Tire and attempted to leave the property by climbing a rock wall, however, he was apprehended by officers.

Loss prevention told officers that Tusi and Ryan had allegedly selected several items from the store and left without paying. When store employees attempted to stop them, the two allegedly began to physically assault the workers with Ryan being able to get into the waiting vehicle, while Tusi was escorted back to the loss prevention office.

Officers located the vehicle a short time later and identified the driver as a 24-year-old woman from Weymouth who will be charged with larceny over $250 and receiving stolen property under $250. Her name is being withheld until she is formally charged.