Two shoplifters flee Dollar General; employee pursues one, Maplewood NJ

Theft

Reported: 11/1/2025 11:58 AM

Near Springfield Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040

Two men shoplifted items from Dollar General near Springfield Ave. One ran off and is being chased by a female employee along Springfield Ave. The other suspect left through the emergency exit. Police are searching for both suspects.

Audio|Source: Maplewood Police Department

02:22

Transcript:

00:00

Available unit for a Dollar General, near Springfield Ave. They have no female employee reports two shoplifters.

00:07

One left the store, believed to be on Rutgers with an employee.

00:11

The other still in this store.

00:27

All right, appears the female caller is now chasing a subject on spring. I advise her to stop, she's refusing, she's chasing him.

00:36

She's chasing him.

00:40

You can clear me from my 22.

00:49

$1.field, $1.00, $1 .8.12. String.

01:01

I receive that description.

01:08

All right, one of the employees was chasing a subject down Springfield.

01:14

All right. On summit.

01:20

And one male was in the store. It has two bags, gray jacket, base sweater.

01:26

Second male left, black. We're on the way. Second male left. He was wearing a black jacket and dress.

01:35

I receive. I'm on spring now. If you get any further direction of flight, they took off on spring, let me know.

01:49

What do we have on spring?

01:52

I'm there, Rob.

01:58

All right, guys, it's the Dollar General. All I got from the caller was that there was two shoplifters.

02:04

One left the store, and an employee was following him on Ruckers' unknown location.

02:10

While on the line, the female employee reported the other male left the store through the emergency exit, and she started chasing him on Springfield Avenue.

02:18

And she was not speaking to me anymore. I don't know the outcome of anything.

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