Shoplifting suspects try, and fail, to flee Wyomissing police

Security guards at VF Outlet tried to stop two thieves about 2 p.m. Jan. 29 from the shopping complex in the 800 block of Hill Avenue in Wyomissing. The suspects stole $319.89 worth of merchandise. The shoplifters drove away in a truck, but they didn't get far. Borough police stopped them a few blocks away. The passenger jumped out of the truck at an intersection nearby. The driver tried to hide with the truck behind a nearby hotel. Police found them both and arrested the suspects.

*This post was updated to correct the date of the incident.