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BPD arrests woman who tried to steal shoes from Salvation Army

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A woman was arrested after trying to steal shoes from a central Bakersfield Salvation Army on Monday, according to Bakersfield Police. 

BPD received a call about a robbery at the Salvation Army at 19th Street and Union Avenue on Monday just before 2 p.m.

A woman tried on shoes and kept them on when she left the store, then pulled out a knife when confronted by store employees, BPD said. 

The woman fled southbound on Union Avenue and was arrested when she was found at Union and Truxton Avenues. 

Police said no one was hurt.

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