Police are warning area businesses to be on the lookout. They say five to seven women are still on the run after robbing two Beaumont stores Monday evening and pepper spraying workers who tried to stop them.
Police say they first struck Abercrombie and Fitch in the Parkdale Mall around 6:00 PM, and 40 minutes later they hit the Shoe Carnival on Dowlen Rd.
The tactic of these robbers is simple, but painful if you get in the way.
Police say they shove merchandise into a bag. If approached, they spray that person with pepper spray and run.
Police say it's unlike any robbery in Beaumont.
The harmful robberies are not surprising to Angela Frazier who managed two stores at the mall.
"I had bodily threats. My vehicle was damaged a couple different times. It's ridiculous," said Frazier.
This time, police say five to seven women are acting together.
At Abercrombie and Fitch police say seven women came in carrying bags and acting suspicious. The assistant manger approached them. That's when one of the women sprayed him with pepper spray.
Once at the shoe store, police say the women stuffed shoes into a large Aropostale bag. The manager approached taking a bag from one of the women. When he tried to grab another bag from another woman he was sprayed with pepper spray.
"These ladies are not thinking about what they're doing. They're being very bold and brazen about it," says Officer Carol Riley with the Beaumont Police Department.
Frazier.. says shoplifters are often bold about it, threatening those who stand in the way.
"everyday they would come in like they own the place, and it was ridiculous," said Frazier.
Police say these women will face robbery charges when caught. They carry a punishment of up two to 20 years in jail if convicted.
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