Police seek tips after shoplifting incident

BOARDMAN

Police are seeking tips after a shoplifting incident resulted in injuries to an officer Tuesday night at Hibbett Sports in Southern Park Mall, the department posted on Facebook.

The suspect fled the store after an employee saw her attempt to shoplift, the employee told police. The officer who responded ran after the suspect and saw her enter a black vehicle.

The suspect backed out of the space, then accelerated forward, knocking the officer down. The officer sustained scrapes and damage to his police equipment, according to police reports.

The Facebook post describes the suspect as a white female with short brown hair, glasses, in her mid-30s or 40s, wearing black and yellow striped pants, a black coat and an ankle monitor.