Overview

• Police said the incident occurred Tuesday evening in the Westerwald town of Herdorf under the Betzdorf precinct.
• The salesperson reported a suspected shoplifting and pursued the fleeing woman with several youths.
• Officers located the seller and three boys near a supermarket where the boys had detained the suspect.
• Police identified the suspect as a 31-year-old woman and recovered a pair of shoes believed to be stolen.
• The details come from a police statement distributed via dpa, with no information released on potential charges.