AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating the suspects who shoplifted a Walgreens store on Sunday.
Officers responded to the Walgreens in the 1100 block of S. Arlington Street on Sunday afternoon at around 4:45 p.m. for a robbery call. The store manager, a 28-year-old male, told police that he was assaulted during a shoplifting incident.
According to the store manager, two unknown suspects pushed two carts full of unpaid merchandise out of the store. When he confronted one of the suspects and asked for a receipt, the subject became combative. One of the suspects then scratched and spit on him before discarding one of the carts of merchandise and fleeing the scene with the other.
The subjects in the photographs below are considered persons of interest in connection to the incident.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Detective Morris with the Akron Police Department at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip. You can also contact Summit County Crimestoppers at 330-434-COPS or text TIPSCO with your tips to 274637.
Callers can remain anonymous.
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