An incident at Bolen Books at Hillside mall on Saturday resulted in a heavy presence of emergency responders and the shop closing up more than three hours early.
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Bolen Books general manager Colin Holt confirmed that an incident with a shoplifter and the shopB次元官网网址檚 security did happen on Sept. 15, but did not confirm if pepper spray was involved. The shop also closed early that day for customer safety.
Victoria Police spokesperson Const. Matt Rutherford said police attended around 5:20 p.m. but the man had fled.
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The LPO required treatment on scene.
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