Police: Man slashed grocery store employees in shoplifting attempt

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn Paper88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillVicious attackCops arrested a man who they say slashed two employees at a Putnam Avenue grocery store during an attempted shoplifting on June 20.
The store owner told cops that the suspect entered the business near Grand Avenue around 3:28 pm and tried to steal an ice cup. When the owner tried to stop the theft, the man pulled out a box cutter and slashed the owner’s left abdomen