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Teens Pepper-Sprayed LP Associates While Shoplifting

Two (California) teenagers were arrested after police said they pepper-sprayed security guards while stealing from a store in the Shops at Tanforan mall.

Police were called to the mall just before 2:30 PM Sunday after two loss prevention officers reported they had been pepper-sprayed while trying to stop a shoplifter.

A 16-year-old Bay Point boy and 17-year-old San Francisco girl who had stolen items from a business at the mall were soon arrested nearby, San Bruno police said.

The teens, whose names were not released, were held on tentative robbery charges, according to police… The Mercury News

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