SF Walgreens employee charged with assaulting suspected shoplifter, police say
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In San Francisco, a Walgreens employee has been arrested for allegedly using a key to assault a suspected shoplifter outside of the Castro Street store. Video footage captured the employee engaging in a physical struggle with the alleged thief. Following the altercation, police apprehended the suspect and noticed blood on the keys taken into evidence. Although the injuries sustained were not serious, the shoplifting suspect was cited for battery and theft, while the employee faces assault charges.
A Walgreens employee in San Francisco faces arrest for allegedly using a key as a weapon against a suspected shoplifter outside the store.
Video footage shows the employee confronting the shoplifting suspect, leading to violence, while police recovered keys with what looked like blood for evidence.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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