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Harlem Store Employee Slashed By Midday Shoplifter: NYPD
The store employee, who tried to stop the would-be thief, was hospitalized after the Tuesday afternoon incident, police said.
HARLEM,NY - A Duane Reade employee at a Harlem location was hospitalized Tuesday after he tried to stop a shoplifter from taking a pair of $13 leggings, authorities said.
The shoplifting at the Duane Reade store at 3387 Broadway took place shortly before 1 p.m. when an unidentified man came into the store, swiped the leggings and tried to walk out without paying, police said.
While a 56-year-old store employee tried to stop him, the would-be thief pushed the employee and hit him with an object before fleeing, police said.
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The store employee was treated at a nearby hospital for a laceration and was later released.
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