Crime & Safety
Cop Kicked In Face By Fleeing Tysons Corner Shoplifter
An 18-year-old woman kicked an officer as she and other shoplifters tried to escape, police say.
Shoplifters trying to flee led to an officer getting kicked in the face at Tysons Corner Center Friday evening, police say.
Around 6 p.m., officers observed people stealing from a business at 1961 Chain Bridge Road. After stopping the group, one of them tried to run away. As officers took her into custody, she kicked one officer.
Kareemah Samuels, 18, of Washington D.C., was charged with petit larceny and obstruction of justice, while an assault on law enforcement charge is pending.
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The others, Monae Washington, 22, Darnisha Godfrey, 22, and a juvenile girl, 17, all of Washington D.C., were also arrested and charged with multiple larcenies.
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Images of Kareemah Samuels (left), Monae Washington (top right) and Darnisha Godfrey via Fairfax County Police
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