GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Greensboro Police are investigating a suspected shoplifting and assault from Tuesday night around 8:15 at the Belk in Friendly Center.
Police say a Belk employee with the Loss Prevention Unit tried approaching a teenage girl suspected of shoplifting from the store.
The girl reportedly struck the employee in the face and took off with a group of people.
Police say the suspects were gone by the time they got there.
The employee is OK. Police will be reviewing security footage from the store.
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