Crime & Safety
Quick Thief Steals More than $500 from Chesterfield Dillards
An unknown suspect was able to elude mall security after grabbing handfuls of clothes and fleeing the department store.
A thief with quick hands and fast feet nabbed more than $500 in clothes from a department store in Chesterfield Mall Tuesday.
Police said that an unknown suspect entered Dillards at around 3:22 p.m., grabbed handfuls of high-value clothing and then fled the store.
Such a “grab and run” is often able to elude mall security by having a getaway car parked outside the entrance, according to Chesterfield Police Officer Mike Ryffel.
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“They jump in and are gone,” he said.
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