Back in July, we shared the tragic story of a man being pursued for shoplifting from a mall in Maryland who hid in a drainage pond and drowned. A shoplifter in New Hampshire was saved from a similar fate by a police officer who is also a veteran of the Marines…but she was also the officer who pursued him to the river.

The man is accused of stealing over $2,000 in merchandise from the Macy’s store at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, New Hampshire. The local police officer pursued the suspect away from the mall and to train tracks near the river, which was partly frozen over. He fell in, and was fully underwater, appearing to be “under distress,” according to the officer.

She followed him into the water, hauling him to safety. Members of the local fire and rescue squad were there to greet them…and then the shoplifting suspect was arrested. He has been charged with felony theft.

Nashua police officer rescues shoplifting suspect from icy river waters [Union Leader]

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