NJ Thief With PA Plates On The Run, Could Be Near Bucks County

Police are asking for the public’s help in their search for a woman who they say shoplifted from a supermarket, then hit a store security guard with a vehicle when he went outside to confront her.

Police on Monday released photos of the woman, who they previously said took $71.60 from the store, then left the items behind after the security guard followed her in the parking lot.

According to a news release from Deputy Police Chief Michael Fountain:

Around 2:50 p.m. April 18, Manalapan police were called to Wegmans. But before they arrived, a loss prevention officer confronted the woman in the parking lot.

She got into a light-colored minivan that may have had a Pennsylvania license plate with the letters “JHF.”

Much of Bucks County is due immediately west of Manalapan, and the woman could be from Bucks County.

As the security guard stood in front of the vehicle, she pulled out of the parking spot. The vehicle hit him, and he landed on the hood, then fell to the ground. Police have said he suffered minor injuries.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Detective Aronson at 732-446-8371.

Photos courtesy Manalapan police