Saxony-Anhalt: Attempted shoplifting transferred wanted 42-year-olds

Halle (dpa/sa) - An attempted shoplifting ended in an arrest for a 42-year-old woman.

Saxony-Anhalt: Attempted shoplifting transferred wanted 42-year-olds

Halle (dpa/sa) - An attempted shoplifting ended in an arrest for a 42-year-old woman. According to the police, the woman is said to have tried to steal a bottle of alcohol in a supermarket on Südstadtringstraße in Halle on Thursday afternoon, the police said on Friday. A 44-year-old store employee noticed the theft and then spoke to the woman. The 42-year-old tried to escape and bit the hand of the store employee. Police forces were able to transfer the 42-year-old a little later and found that there was already an arrest warrant for the woman. She was taken into custody on Thursday and will be brought before the magistrate on Friday.