A Maplewood police officer was stabbed responding to a report of a possible theft at a CVS on Tuesday, and a suspect was taken into custody at the scene, police say.
Officers were called around 11:45 a.m. on July 21 to the CVS at County Road B East and White Bear Avenue for a report of a disorderly person involved in a possible theft, according to the Maplewood Police Department.
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When an officer made contact with the suspect, the suspect attacked him with a knife, police said. The officer had non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at the scene by EMS before being taken to a hospital for further evaluation.
The suspect was taken into custody at the scene and the investigation is active.
