Wal-Mart worker suffers wound in theft case

http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/local_story_279012344.html

During an alleged shoplifting incident on Saturday evening, an employee of Walmart was injured. It was stated that two men were attempting to leave Walmart with a screwdriver set when they were confronted at the door. One of the assailants started a fight while the other took off on foot with the merchandise. One of the employees did give chase and was stabbed in the chest with a screwdriver in the process. Cpl. Chuck Neiss stated that both men did escape and that the injury suffered was superficial.

I am not quite sure what to think about this story. As a former Walmart employee myself, I know that employees are not aloud to follow someone out of the store. If they are not stopped within the store, then it is the job of the local police department. Also, it is the responsibility of the Asset protection personnel to stop and retain the suspect until law enforcement arrives to investigate.

There is room for comment at the bottom of this article in the Joplin Globe, It is said to be written by an actual witness to this whole scene, and states that the story posted in the paper is not accurate. This is what was commented: Globe's story not accurate writes:
The funny thing about all of these comments is that this story is not accurate. I was a customer walking into the store at the time of the incident, and when the stock boys(plural) surrounded the thief's one of them pulled out a screwdriver, and threatened the stock boys. The stock boys backed off, but they had recovered the merchandise, so they were not losing anything. The 2 male shoplifters started to run across the parking lot, and the stock boys started chasing them again, after the criminals had already pulled out a weapon, and threatened them. One of the stock boys grabbed the man who had threatened him with the screwdriver, and the man stabbed the stock boy, and ran away. This is what really happened.

I'm not quite sure which way to go on this particular story. As I stated before, I was an employee of Walmart and know what their rules are and this does not fit within their guidlines.