SAN ANTONIO – For the second one time inside of per week, a worker in San Antonio has been hurt while making an attempt to prevent a suspected shoplifter.
According to San Antonio police, a clerk at Vape City, a 24-hour smoke store, used to be assaulted by way of a person who he believed used to be stealing smoking fabrics, together with a pipe.
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Officers have been referred to as to the industry within the 4800 block of W. Commerce round 4 a.m. Wednesday.
Rene Rivera, Vape City’s regional manager, additionally were given a decision and rushed over to to find police outdoor the entrance doorways.
“(The suspect) punched him in the face, trying to get away,” he mentioned. “Nowadays, everybody’s carrying around guns and stuff. Thank God he’s safe and hopefully he recovers.”
The assault at the worker got here a few week after some other incident at North Star Mall which put a Macy’s worker within the sanatorium.
A loss prevention officer used to be shot while making an attempt to prevent a person who she suspected used to be stealing from the dept retailer.
Police later arrested Edwardo Sanchez, 52, on fees comparable to that case.
They are nonetheless searching for two other folks.
Officers additionally are attempting to observe down two different suspects who ran away after the attack at Vape City.
Rivera says what came about to his worker is a reminder of one thing each he and police robotically pressure.
“I always tell our employees, don’t get in the way. Everything’s insured. It’s not worth it,” Rivera mentioned.
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