Houston crime: 2 women pepper spray, pull taser on elderly employee after shoplifting
Houston women pepper spray, pull taser on employee
Houston police search for two women involved in a shoplifting incident that escalated into an aggravated robbery involving an elderly victim. The women are seen on surveillance trying to walk out with multiple pairs of Nike pants as they pepper spray and spark a taser towards an elderly employee trying to stop them. (Video courtesy of Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division)
HOUSTON - Houston police are searching for two women involved in a shoplifting incident that escalated into an aggravated robbery involving an elderly victim.
According to Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division, around 9:25 a.m. on Aug. 19, two women walked into a sports store in the 9700 block of Katy Freeway.
Surveillance video released by HPD shows the women browsing the store and placing multiple pairs of Nike pants into their shopping cart. After a while, they attempted to exit the store without paying for the items.
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As they were walking out, they were confronted by an elderly employee, police say. One of the women sprayed pepper spray into the face of the employee, while the other women took out a pink taser and sparked it in the direction of the employee.
Houston police say the pair then took the pants from the shopping cart and left in a light-colored four-door sedan.
One of the women was described by officials as a Black woman between 30 to 40-years-old and 5'7" and 5'9" tall, weighing about 240 pounds, wearing a white shirt and black shorts.
The second woman was also described as a Black woman, between 30 and 45-years-old, around 5'9" tall, weighing between 160 and 170 pounds, wearing a black shirt and gray pants.
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