WOODBURY - Thieves used tear gas to escape a Victoria's Secret store Thanksgiving Day, forcing an evacuation of the store.
Police responded to the Woodbury Lakes shopping center lingerie store at 9 p.m. after a sales clerk followed two females who each grabbed a pile of merchandise and ran out of the store. As the employee followed, she was attacked with what was believed to be pepper spray.
After police testing, the spray was found to be a tear gas compound, according to Michelle Okada, public information officer for Woodbury Public Safety.
Employees estimated nearly $9,000 of damages, including the merchandise taken and damage from the spray.
No one was in custody as of Monday.
