Would-Be Thief Tried Slashing Store Employee With Glass: Police

Somerville MA

12 October, 2021

3:36 PM

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SOMERVILLE, MA — A would-be shoplifter tried to slash a store employee with a piece of a broken wine bottle after he was confronted, police said. The incident happened on Main Street around 6:45 p.m. Monday night. Police said the suspect smashed a wine bottle when employees confronted him for trying to steal it. He left the store but returned soon after, picking up a piece of glass and charging an employee, police said. The suspect, who police did not identify by name, was found by officers nearby.