Outlet mall security guard pepper-sprayed

A 55-year-old security officer at the Premium Outlets Mall, 1650 Premium Outlet Boulevard in Aurora, was pepper-sprayed while trying to stop a shoplifting suspect about 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

The suspect, described as a 5-foot 2-inch black woman with black hair and brown eyes, left a store with about $2,400 worth of clothing she did not pay for, authorities said.

When the officer tried to stop her, she struggled with him and then used the pepper spray. She then dropped the items and ran from the scene.

The guard was treated at an Aurora hospital and released.