A T.J. Maxx safety guard was knifed within the face when he tried to cease a bunch of feminine robbers from leaving the Brooklyn retailer throughout a brazen shoplifting spree, in accordance to police sources.
The three thieves allegedly snatched $243 value of clothes and footwear off the racks contained in the Midwood retailer round 2:17 p.m. on Sunday earlier than bolting for the door, police stated.
When the 33-year-old guard tried to catch and cease them, one of many robbers allegedly whipped out a knife and slashed him in the proper facet of his head, in accordance with the sources.
The trio then fled the East fifteenth Road retailer.
The guard was taken to Maimonides Midwood Neighborhood Hospital in steady situation.
“That’s loopy,” a T.J. Maxx employee stated concerning the slashing whereas including shoplifting is a typical incidence on the retailer.
“It’s like common folks that come right here,” the worker stated, referring to thieves. “Some individuals come right here usually and steal.”
Police launched surveillance footage of one of many ladies needed for the knife assault.
Not one of the three ladies had been caught Tuesday evening.
Extra reporting by Amanda Woods
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