Clerk pushed as thieves loot Warren dollar store

WARREN — A woman suspected of stealing air fresheners from Family Dollar, 378 Elm Road N.E., pushed a store employee against a door and left with three girls at 7:36 p.m. Sunday.

The clerk said it appeared one of the girls was trying to cause a distraction so the others could shoplift. The clerk said one of the girls put a blanket in her jacket.

After seeing the thefts, the clerk followed the woman around the store and saw air fresheners in her purse. The clerk told the woman to put them down, but the woman cursed and pushed her.

The four left in a gray Mercury sports utility vehicle. The clerk was not injured.