AKRON, Ohio -- Akron police are searching for two women, one who took a swing at a Family Dollar employee during a Monday evening robbery.

The robbery happened just after 6:30 p.m. at the South Arlington Street store just north of Archwood Avenue in the city's East Akron neighborhood, Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards said.

The two women walked around the store, picked up merchandise and put the items in their purses, he said. Some of the items the woman grabbed included toothpaste and a hairbrush, the police report says.

One of the women tried to punch an employee who confronted them as they tried to leave, Edwards said. The other threatened to assault the employee.

The women drove off in a dark green, two-door Acura with a temporary license plate, Edwards said.

One of the robbers appeared to be pregnant and was wearing a red jumpsuit, purple shirt, brown Ugg boots and was carrying a white purse.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Akron police at 330-375-2552.

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