NANAIMO — Local Mounties are looking to identify one person involved in a shoplifting incident.
Police were called to the Save-On-Foods location near Woodgrove Centre in the 6900 block of the Island Hwy., around 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Workers reported two people allegedly stole several items from the store and the suspects threatened them with a knife and a pipe when they tried to recover the items. The suspects, a man and a women, fled.
“Thanks to a quick, coordinated response by responding members, the female suspect was arrested within a few minutes of the call to 911,” Cst. Simon Gallimore said in a release.
The woman remains in police custody ahead of a court appearance while police look to identify her accomplice.
Police said the man is described as short, with red hair and was last seen riding a red mountain bike.
Nanaimo RCMP are requesting anyone with additional information to reach out to them by calling the detachment at 250 754 2345, quoting file number 2021-33903.
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