Shoplifters at Pentagon City Mall Try to Run Over Cop, Security Guard: Police

Two women tried to run over a police officer and a security guard at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City after shoplifting clothes from the mall, Arlington police say.

A loss prevention officer tried to stop two suspects who had shoplifted clothing accessories from a store in the mall just before 2 p.m. on May 27 when the women tried to flee in a vehicle in the mall's parking garage, according to a police statement and spokesperson Ashley Savage.

"The suspects then attempted to run over the loss prevention officer and a police officer with the vehicle," the statement noted. "The suspects fled the scene in a silver Nissan Altima with the stolen merchandise."

Police described the first suspect as black woman in her 20s who is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 140 lbs., wearing a brown hat, white and black striped dress and brown shoes. The second suspect was described as a black woman in her 20s who is about 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 180 lbs., wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, faded blue jeans and dark shoes.