Crime & Safetyscore 126·2 metrosupdated 4h ago

Dunwoody Officer Hospitalized After Shoplifting Suspect Bites and Spits on Them

A Dunwoody police officer was hospitalized after being bitten by a shoplifting suspect at Perimeter Mall. The incident occurred while officers were responding to a shoplifting call at Dillard's, where the suspect also spat on another officer.

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AtlantaHampton RoadsColumbia, SCDC / Maryland / VirginiaPhiladelphiaNew YorkBoston

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