KENSINGTON, Md. — An employee of a Safeway in Montgomery County was hurt after being stabbed during a robbery Tuesday afternoon.
Officers with the Montgomery County Department of Police responded to the store, located on Connecticut Avenue, nearby Knowles Avenue, in Kensington around 1:05 p.m. after receiving a report of an armed robbery that had just happened. Through an initial investigation, it was determined that two people entered the store and stole merchandise.
During the robbery, the loss prevention officer approached them, this is when one of them pulled out a knife and stabbed the employee.
The duo then left the location, but responding officers were able to locate and take them into custody.
The loss prevention officer was taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries described as being superficial.
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