BSO detectives seek to ID woman seen pepper-spraying clerk at North Lauderdale Kwik Stop

A dangerous dispute at a convenience store in North Lauderdale ended when a customer pepper-sprayed a sales clerk, and it was all over a price dispute regarding her transaction. Surveillance video captured the escalating tension in the testy exchange at the register inside the Kwik Mart at 7120 Kimberly Blvd., at around 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 2. According to detectives with the Broward Sheriff s Office North Lauderdale District, the woman who was purchasing several items accused the employee who was scanning them of overcharging her. Investigators said the clerk printed out a receipt and started to show her that he had not charged her extra. That s when the customer grabbed a can of mace, reached through an opening in the glass-enclosed checkout area and deployed the spray at close range to the victim s face and exited the business. Authorities pointed out that the security footage shows the woman has a tattoo that covers the entirety of her right forearm. Despite the video, how