A 20-year-old Irishtown woman has been charged after leaving a store with merchandise for which she allegedly didn’t pay.

An employee at Chubb’s Convenience in St. George’s called RCMP around 5:00 p.m. Friday after the woman in question left the store.

The clerk was providing descriptions of the suspect and the vehicle she was in but when they tried to get the licence plate number, things unravelled. Police say the employee was nearly struck by the vehicle as it sped away in the direction of Stephenville.

RCMP located the woman at a home nearby and took her into custody, charging her with assault with a weapon and theft under $5,000.