Police: Women Bit, Spit + Kicked Officers During Arrest After Shoplifting $12,000 in Lingerie, Makeup

PHOTO: Bianca Keyani Jackson, 23 and Kenya Crawley, 24; photo courtesy of Fairfax County Police

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Two Washington, DC women are facing charges of assault on law enforcement officers and larceny after an incident at Tyson’s Corner Shopping Center on Thursday, according to Fairfax County Police.

Plain clothes officers assigned to the Tysons Urban Team and shopping center observed suspects shoplifting from stores in the mall Thursday at around 2 p.m., according to police.

Police said the two women were allegedly taking items and placing them in bags and leaving the stores. When approached by officers, both suspects resisted arrest, according to police.

The two, in the early 20s, kicked, bit, and spit at officers, police said. A total of five officers were injured, police said. Eventually, the women were safely subdued, charged, and transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, according to police. Neither of the suspects was injured, police said.

More than $12,000 in merchandise, mostly make up and high-end lingerie, was recovered at the scene, police said.

Bianca Keyani Jackson, 23 and Kenya Crawley, 24 were charged with assault on a law enforcement officer, grand larceny, and larceny with intent to sell, according to police.