Pampers Punk Pulls Knife on Security Guard When Gal Pal Pinched: Cops

JOLIET, IL — A Joliet man pulled a knife on two supermarket workers when his lady friend got caught on the way to their getaway car with a cartload of stolen pampers, police said.

Felisa Dawson, 42, rolled a shopping car loaded with four large boxes of Pampers out of the West Jefferson Street Jewel shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, police said.

A security guard reportedly stopped her, but while he was escorting her back into the store, her male companion, 58-year-old Robert Smith, tackled him from behind. Smith had been parked in the fire lane waiting for Dawson, police said.

While Smith and the security guard were on the ground scuffling, Dawson punched the Jewel worker twice, police said.

A second Jewel employee arrived to lend a hand and Smith produced a knife, police said, then started swinging it at the two workers.

This was still going on when the law arrived, police said. Smith and Dawson were taken into custody, but Smith started complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath. He was transported to Presence St. Joseph Medical Center while Dawson was taken to the Will County jail.

Smith remained under guard at the hospital overnight, then joined Dawson in jail.