Original Blog Entry: Thieves caught getaway car wouldn't start

truesee — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:01:00 GMT

Stalled getaway car snares thieves

Fox

February 04, 2010 12:00AM

TWO shoplifting suspects, who allegedly tried to steal hair care products from a Fort Worth beauty salon, were caught when their getaway car wouldn't start, MyFox National reported.

The pair, who had a five-year-old girl with them when arrested by police, were accused of robbing the beauty salon on Saturday, MyFox Dallas/Fort Worth reported.

Ebbony Trammell, 20, was being held in lieu of $5,000 bail, while her 15-year-old accomplice was turned over to juvenile officers, authorities said Tuesday.

No details were released about what happened to the child.

According to a police report, the pair were spotted stealing products by the store's owner. When he tried to block them from leaving the store, Trammell pushed him to the ground and punched him in the face, breaking his glasses.

The two suspects ran outside to a waiting Hyundai with other people inside it, but couldn't get the car's engine to turn over.

Before police arrived, the 15-year-old girl jumped out of the car along with the five-year-old girl and a pink backpack, and went inside a nearby grocery store.

Arriving officers allegedly found the stolen items hidden in the grocery store

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