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A Bayonne Stop & Shop employee trying to stop a couple from fleeing with more than $350 in merchandise was punched twice by one of the thieves, authorities said.
The Lefante Way grocery store employee noticed several rejected credit card transaction made by a man and woman in self-checkout last Thursday, Bayonne Police Lt. Eric Amato told NJ.com.
The man and woman were on their way out of the store with the unpaid goods around 9:20 p.m., police said.
The worker approached them in an attempt to keep them from leaving and was subsequently punched in the face and back by the female thief -- who then fled with the man, police said.
It was not clear if anyone was in custody.
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