Shoplifting Suspect Steals Car to Escape Police Officers

A (Missouri) man was charged Tuesday after police said he stole a car to get away from police outside the Galleria Monday afternoon. Seville Lawrence, 37, was charged with stealing a motor vehicle and resisting arrest in connection with the Monday afternoon incident.

A press release from the Clayton Police department said a Richmond Heights officer and another uniformed officer were working security at the Galleria mall when they spotted a shoplifting suspect. The officers chased after him, but he jumped into a man’s running car on the 8200 block of Clayton Road and sped off… NBC5 News

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