A Montgomery County, Maryland, police officer was hurt Thursday while trying to detain a robbery suspect outside a Wegmans grocery store in Germantown, police say.
Just after 2 p.m., the officer saw the suspect while responding to a report of a theft at the Wegmans on Seneca Meadows Parkway, Montgomery County police said.
The officer ran after the suspect on foot, but the suspect managed to get into a vehicle and began to drive off, police said. That's when the vehicle dragged the officer, who was holding onto the suspect, for a short distance, police said.
The officer suffered minor injuries, police said.
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Police said the suspect got away.
No further information was provided about what the suspect allegedly took from the store and police haven't yet given a description of him.
Editor's Note: Police originally said the suspect rammed the officer's cruiser.
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