Quincy Police search for stun-gun wielding thief

Posted: 11/22/12 at 8:25 am EST      Last Updated: 11/22/12 at 10:57 am EST

QUINCY, Mass. (WHDH) -- Police in Quincy began looking for a woman who used a stun gun, to rob a Rite Aid.

Officers said the woman tried to steal a bottle of vodka -- but a worker at the store confronted her.

The employee said the woman pulled a stun gun out of her purse.

During the confrontation, both the woman and the employee fell to the ground.

According to police, the woman picked-up the stun gun and the vodka bottle and left the store.

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