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Police: Walmart employee’s hand cut while trying to stop shoplifters

Police are looking for this man and woman after they tried to steal $2,000 worth of merchandise from a Douglasville Walmart.
Police are looking for this man and woman after they tried to steal $2,000 worth of merchandise from a Douglasville Walmart.
By Fleming Smith
June 8, 2018

A man cut a Walmart employee’s hand with an X-Acto knife when the associate tried to stop him from stealing $2,000 worth of merchandise from the store, Douglasville police said.

The incident occurred Sunday at the retailier’s Concourse Parkway location, according to a post on the Douglasville Police Department’s Facebook page.

Shoplifting/Aggravated Assault suspects: Can you help identify these individuals? If so contact Detective Jetmore at 678-293-1725 or jetmorem@douglasvillega.gov

Posted by Douglasville Police Department on Wednesday, June 6, 2018

The man, accompanied by a woman, left the scene in a newer model Kia Sorento with a temporary license plate and have not been found. Police released surveillance footage of them in the hopes someone can identify them.

If you recognize them, police ask that you call Detective Jetmore at 678-293-1725 or jetmorem@douglasvillega.gov.

The status of the Walmart employee is unknown.

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