Grocery worker has nose broken trying to stop retail theft in Southern California
A woman suspected of a retail theft in San Bernardino County that left a grocery store employee with a broken nose last week was arrested Tuesday.
The robbery was reported at the Stater Bros. Markets location in the 15700 block of Main Street in Hesperia on May 15, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release Wednesday.
Investigators said that a market employee was assaulted while trying to stop the suspect, later identified as 25-year-old Ginny Nicholson of Victorville, from exiting the store with a bag of concealed alcohol.
“The Stater Bros. Market employee was transported to a local hospital, where she was treated for a broken nose and lacerations,” the Sheriff’s Department stated.
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The suspect fled the store but was later identified by investigators who received a warrant for Nicholson’s arrest.
She was booked on suspicion of robbery and assault and was being held on $50,000 bail, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
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