AUBURN, AL - The Auburn Police Division is asking for the public’s help in identifying the two women shown in the attached photographs. They are suspects in a shoplifting incident that occurred on Thursday (December 20) at a store located in the Village Mall on Opelika Road. 

The suspects also assaulted two store employees who attempted to detain them.  The employees suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene by medical personnel. 

The two women fled the area in a tan colored four-door vehicle (possibly a Nissan Maxima) with dark tinted windows. 

One of the suspects was wearing a yellow sweat shirt with the word “Tuskegee” on the front of it. 

Anyone who can identify the women involved in the incident is asked to call the Auburn Police Division at (334) 501-3140 or anonymously by text or voice on the tip line at (334) 246-1391.

INFORMATION SOURCE: Auburn Police Dept.

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