Rite Aid worker fights back against shoplifting suspect: Police

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Rite Aid employee fights back in Juniata Park
Rite Aid employee fights back against shoplifting suspect in Juniata Park.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A store employee fought back against a shoplifting suspect in a Rite Aid in Philadelphia, police said.

It happened just before 3 a.m. Tuesday at the store on the 3900 block of Castor Avenue in the city's Juniata Park section.

Police said the employee and the suspect got into a fight. The suspect was able to get away.

Police have not said if anything was taken.

The employee was not seriously injured in the fight.