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A 55-year-old security officer at the Premium Outlets Mall, 1650 Premium Outlet Blvd. in Aurora, was treated for effects from pepper spray after an incident in which he tried to stop a shoplifting suspect about 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
A female exited the True Religion clothing store with about $2,400 worth of merchandise for which she did not pay, police said. When the security officer tried to stop her, she struggled with him and sprayed him with her pepper spray, according to police.
She then dropped the items and fled. The guard was treated at an Aurora hospital and released.
