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Employee escapes injuries after shoplifter tries attacking with a knife

A grocery store employee escaped injury, after trying to apprehend three shoplifters at the Wholesale Club in Williams Lake.

A grocery store employee escaped injury, after trying to apprehend three shoplifters at the Wholesale Club in Williams Lake.

At approximately 6:00 pm on June 18, the Williams Lake RCMP were called to the Wholesale Club in response to a theft.

A store employee attempted to apprehend three females for shoplifting. Upon apprehending one female, she attempted to escape by attacking the employee with a knife.

The employee was not harmed however all three females escaped.

A police dog was brought to the scene and a short while later, a female youth was found hiding several blocks away.

The RCMP are continuing their investigation and are looking for the other two females who are known to police.