By: Aaron Curtis, lowellsun.com
CHELMSFORD — A brief police pursuit took place after a Walmart shoplifter assaulted a store employee and fled the parking lot in a stolen pickup truck Monday night.
The incident began when the suspect was approached by a loss prevention employee after he was witnessed stealing merchandise at around 7:30 p.m., according to Chelmsford police Lt. Gary Hannagan.
The shoplifter is accused of shoving the Walmart employee on his way out the door before getting into a vehicle. The loss prevention worker provided police with a license plate number of the pickup truck, which turned out to be stolen, according to Hannagan.
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