Shoplifters Attack Exton Mall Employee Who Tried To Stop Them: Cops

An employee at the Zumiez store inside the Exton Square Mall was assaulted when she attempted to stop two shoplifters, West Whiteland Police said.

The incident occurred in the mall at about 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 17.

A female employee of Zumiez, a skate shoe and skateboard store, said that she saw two female suspects shoplift clothing from the store, police said.

The employee followed the suspects out of the store and confronted them in front of Victoria's Secret inside the mall.

Authorities said that the suspects then began to run away toward the Charlotte Russe store. The employee attempted to follow and as she did, one of the suspects turned and struck the employee in her chest and face, police said.

The suspects escaped the mall with the stolen merchandise.

They are described as African-American females between the ages of twenty and thirty, police said. One suspect is tall and thin with a head wrap and glasses. The other is shorter than the first and had long, wavy hair.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who has any information is urged to contact police at 610-363-0200 or 610-692-5100.

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