Employee punched during attempted shoplifting at Walmart, Danvers MA


A Walmart employee was punched several times by a suspect while trying to stop a shoplifter. The male suspect wearing dark clothes and an older female accomplice ran out the front door. They were later reported to be in the water behind the Guitar Center.
Audio|Source: Danvers Police
02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Respond to Walmart, I have a customer on the line reporting assault and battery of an employee.
00:06
It sounds like they were trying to stop a shoplifter and then got punched in the face a few times.
00:14
Roger.
00:18
Area 3, copy.
00:20
Area 3, Roger.
00:31
The victims on the ground injured bleeding.
00:40
The suspect fled described as a,
00:44
possibly a Hispanic mixed male,
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dark colored pants, dark shirt,
00:51
accompanied by an older female with a white shirt and a graphic on it. That was the last seen running out the front door.
01:00
Roger 2.
01:08
Area 1, a control with a stop when you're free.
01:13
Area 1, stand by.
01:15
Area 2.
01:19
Area 2, I'm arrived.
01:22
We have a call on the phone now. It says the male and the female suspect are in the water behind the Guitar Center.
01:37
Roger.
01:42
Area 1, send your traffic.
01:52
Control will be the entrance to the Market Basket at the end of the Quad Plaza, Mass Ridge 5, Echo Challey, G-G-G-325, ECG-3-2-G-G-G-MC.
02:00
Okay, Roger.
02:08
Area 2, area 3.
02:13
Go ahead.
02:18
I'm going to be checking the tree line behind Guitar Center.
02:24
We're Roger.
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