Upper Darby, PA:
A store loss prevention detective was slashed across the hands and forearms by a shoplifter he was apprehending. The suspect is now facing charges of aggravated assault and weapons offenses. The store security required 26 stitches after the attack.
A quote from the article said this:
"Being a security guard is a dangerous occupation," Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. "This guy is a violent shoplifter with a significant record of thefts, robberies and assaults. The guard catches him stealing merchandise and putting them in a backpack and he pulls out a knife and slashes the guard who needed 26 stitches.
"Then the defendant cut himself on the wrist."
A store loss prevention detective was slashed across the hands and forearms by a shoplifter he was apprehending. The suspect is now facing charges of aggravated assault and weapons offenses. The store security required 26 stitches after the attack.
A quote from the article said this:
"Being a security guard is a dangerous occupation," Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. "This guy is a violent shoplifter with a significant record of thefts, robberies and assaults. The guard catches him stealing merchandise and putting them in a backpack and he pulls out a knife and slashes the guard who needed 26 stitches.
"Then the defendant cut himself on the wrist."