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The woman in the image above is accused of stealing a bottle of liquor from a Publix at 19100 S Tamiami Trail before hitting a grocery store employee with a red Ford Expedition SUV and leaving the scene Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Credit: via Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers. The search is on for a thief who is accused of stealing a bottle of liquor, hitting a grocery worker with their car and then driving off. Saturday, Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a hit-and-run at the Publix at 19100 S Tamiami Trail, where investigators say a woman was caught taking a bottle of liquor from the grocery store. When the store employee confronted the suspect outside, the suspect is accused of backing out of a parking space in an SUV, hitting that employee and leaving the scene. The suspect vehicle is a red Ford Expedition with a Michigan license plate. A man who lives nearby thinks the worker was brave for confronting the suspect. “I applaud the cashier for stopping them and saying something,” Thomas Matter said. “We shouldn’t live in a world where people can just walk into businesses and just take whatever they want.” We did not know the status of the Publix employee Thursday. Anyone with information can call Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers to leave an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-780-8477 or by visiting the website.