Armed Robbers Hit Neiman Marcus

The Natick Police Department is reporting that two people from Philadelphia, PA, have been arrested after an attempted robbery at the Neiman Marcus at the Natick Mall.

At about 4 p.m. on Feb. 9, police reported on Twitter that officers along with fire and rescue teams were responding for a reported assault at the store.

Later, the feed reported that the incident had been classified as an armed robbery. Two people were taken into custody and charged with larceny, for allegedly using pepper spray while attempting to steal $27,000 worth of purses, according to the Twitter posts. 

Two others, loss prevention employees at the store, were taken to MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, with unknown injuries, according to police.

Natick Patch will update this post when more information becomes available.