Police in West Bridgewater arrested two women on assault and shoplifting charges after they attempted to steal expensive items like lobster and ribeye steaks from a Market Basket.

Police responded to the supermarket at 352 West Center St. around 5 p.m. Sunday after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting two customers were fighting with store employees. An employee at the Market Basket saw two women hiding high-priced items, including lobster meat, prime ribeye steaks and truffle butter, in a bag while they shopped, Police Chief Timothy Nixon said in a statement .

The women didn’t pay for the expensive items at checkout and were then confronted by an employee, police said. When confronted, the women were "argumentative, screamed obscenities, and assaulted two store employees," police sa

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