No officers were injured when a fleeing shoplifter struck a police in her car at the Sunday, police report.
According to , the woman was running from security after shoplifting $200 of merchandise from
Chief Mark Sechrist said that Dillard’s security called Beachwood Police while chasing the woman. The officers tried to stop the woman’s car and she struck the cruiser with her own vehicle.
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The vehicle sustained damage to its bumper.
Officers have the license plate number of the car, added Sechrist, and decided not to chase the woman because it would pose a threat to public safety.
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He said that the woman will be charged with shoplifting, fleeing police and hit and skip.
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