Rite Aid Employees Hurt During Attempted Shoplifting

Two Rite Aid employees were injured after an alleged shoplifting suspect hit them during a melee inside the Falls Church pharmacy in the 1000 block of W. Broad St.

Latoya N. Carter, 31, of Waldorf, MD, was charged with two counts of assault and battery and shoplifting on Oct. 4.

Police said at some point during the alleged theft, Carter hit the two employees after they confronted her for shoplifting.

See what other crimes police investigated last week:

Joseph F. Brophy, 31, of Fairfax, was charged with driving under the influence in the 800 block of W. Broad St. on Oct. 2.

City of Falls Church police are investigating a report of stolen windshield wipers in the 300 block of S. Oak St. on Oct. 2.

City of Falls Church police are investigating a report of stolen jewelry from a home in the 300 block of Van Buren St. on Oct. 2.

Erick A. Salazar, 20, of Falls Church, was charged with possession of marijuana and public drunkenness in the 300 block of N. Washington St. on Oct. 3.

City of Falls Church police are investigating a commercial burglary in the 900 block of W. Broad St. on Oct. 3.

Jason N. Nguyen, 20, of Falls Church, was charged with shoplifting in the 500 block of S. Washington St. on Oct. 4.

Spencer L. Harvey, 51, of no fixed address, was charged with trespassing in the 1100 block of W. Broad St. on Oct. 5.

City of Falls Church police are investigating a report of shoplifting in the 1100 block of W. Broad St. on Oct. 5.

City of Falls Church police are investigating a report of a stolen unattended laptop computer from a building in the 500 block of W. Broad St. Oct. 5.

City of Falls Church police are investigating a report of items stolen from a storage bin in the 400 block of S. Maple Ave. on Oct. 6.

Jeffrey A. Ogutu, of no fixed address, was charged with public drunkenness, obstruction of justice and littering in the 6700 block of Wilson Blvd. on Oct. 6.

Edwin A. Perez Alvarado, 22, of Fairfax, was charged with public drunkenness and resisting arrest in the 6700 block of Wilson Blvd. on Oct. 7.

Henry O. Hernandez, 33, of Falls Church, was charged with urinating in public in the 300 block of Hillwood Ave. on Oct. 7.

Monica Rodriguez, 31, of the City of Falls Church, was charged with assaulting a family member in the 900 block of Ellison St. on Oct. 8.