Crime & Safety
Police: Suspected Galleria Thief Backs Car Into Woman
The incident happened on the parking lot of the Richmond Heights mall.
A bystander in the parking lot recently helped security grab a person suspected of stealing—but not before his wife got hit by a car.
It happened June 17. A 22-year-old woman suspected of stealing at Dillard's ran from store security personnel on the mall parking lot.
On the lot, the bystander tried to stop her from getting into her car. The suspect got into her car and backed out of her parking space, hitting the wife of the bystander. She declined medical attention.
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Dillard's security got the suspect out of her car, and she was arrested. She was released while police sought a warrant.
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