MADISON, Wis. — Madison police arrested a woman on Saturday after they said she hit and injured a restaurant owner on the city’s west side.
Officers were sent to the restaurant in the 6600 block of Mineral Point Road at around 11 p.m. The restaurant owner said the woman tried to steal another customer’s food, and took money from the tip jar.
The owner followed the woman outside and tried to get the food back, but the woman allegedly hit the owner in the face.
The woman was arrested and faces charges of battery, disorderly conduct and felony bail jumping. An investigation is ongoing.
News 3 Now is not naming the suspect at this time as part of a policy not to name people accused of crimes until they have been formally charged in court. Click here to learn more about the policy. She is currently being held in the Dane County Jail.
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