Woman steals from Macy's, bites security guard, police say

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police are looking for a woman who they say tried to steal clothes from Macy's in Hempfield Township.

Pennsylvania State Police in Greensburg released a surveillance photo from Sept. 11.

Investigators say a woman and man are seen on video standing outside the Westmoreland County department store.

The man walked to a car while the woman took items from a Ralph Lauren display, according to a news release.

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A security guard saw her take the clothes into a fitting room but come out holding none of them. He checked the room and it was empty, according to police.

He confronted her, and she began fighting with him when he tried to take her purse to check it, he told police.

While he attempted to restrain her, the woman bit the security guard, causing him to release her, police say. He was able to get the clothes back.

She got away, and now investigators are working to identify her.

Police tell Channel 11 she is suspected in other retail thefts in the Monroeville area.

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