Ocala Police detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying a violent bandit wanted for robbery.
On Monday, May 6, the woman shown in the video above entered the Payless shoe store at 4920 E Silver Springs Blvd. and attempted to steal merchandise. When confronted, she struck the employee several times, an Ocala Police report says.
The employee suffered multiple injuries and the thief got away with the merchandise, the report says.
Anyone with information about the woman or the crime is asked to call Ocala Police Det. Josh Fried at (352) 369-7000 or Crime Stoppers at (352) 368-7867.