Overview
- Police say officers arrived around 5 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the Market Basket on West Center Street to reports of a disturbance involving customers and staff.
- The women were identified as Olivia L. Byrd, 37, of Quincy, and Rahjane J. Byrd, 28, of Hyde Park.
- Investigators report the pair concealed high-priced groceries, including lobster meat, prime ribeye steaks and truffle butter, then failed to pay at checkout.
- According to police, a confrontation at the register escalated as the women yelled obscenities and assaulted two employees before being taken into custody.
- Each faces charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, shoplifting by asportation and disorderly conduct, with arraignments held Monday in Brockton District Court.