Crime & Safety
Brooklyn Shoplifter Bites Thumb And Flees With Soap, Police Say
An employee who tried to stop the woman from stealing body soap received three stitches, police said.
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Police are looking for a woman who was caught shoplifting soap and suddenly chomped down on the thumb of man who tried to stop her.
The woman grabbed a bottle of body soap from the shelves of HJ Fulton Trading Inc. on Fulton Street and Rockwell Place around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, police said.
A 40-year-old employee tried to stop her from leaving the store, but she shoved him, grabbed his hand and bit his thumb, police said.
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The woman fled the store with her soap and the man was taken to Brooklyn Hospital where he received three stitches, said police.
Police describe the suspect as a woman in her forties standing five-foot-six, weighing about 200 pounds and last seen wearing a tan shirt and a blue jean hat.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
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