She was stopped by a store employee as she tried to leave. She left her basket, say investigators, but grabbed her bag and took off. She reportedly got into the passenger side of a maroon SUV, possibly a Ford Explorer, which was waiting for her outside the store.
The suspect is said to be a white female in her mid twenties. She is 5-foot-7 and weighs around 120 pounds. She is believed to have been involved in similar thefts dating back to 2009.
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