Oklahoma City police are on the lookout for two shoplifters who recently exited the Family Dollar at 3907 N. MacArthur, leaving some almost absconded items “¦ and one well-aimed punch to the face of a pregnant woman in their wake.
As reported on KWTV Channel 9, surveillance tape shows a man and woman trying to leave the store, but being stopped by a manager. She is shoved. Her pregnant daughter approaches to help, and is rewarded with a knuckle sandwich by the male “shopper.”
According to police, all this was over a tube of toothpaste and a toothbrush, both of which were dropped by the couple upon fleeing the scene.
As much as Chicken-Fried News hates to see expectant mothers being pushed around, we at least hope the brand of toothpaste chosen by the pugilist was something ironic, like Aim or Arm & Hammer.
And here’s hoping the victim of that punch isn’t having to use Sensodyne.
This article appears in May 9-15, 2007.