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Grants Pass Police arrested a well-known offender for becoming violent with a supermarket employee after stealing food from the store over the weekend.

The Police Department reports officers responded to the trespassing call at the downtown Safeway on SE 7th Street on Saturday at 8:12 p.m..

Police said 41-year-old Amber Al-Sarf matched the description from a worker who reported the disturbance. She is well-known to law enforcement for stealing food and beer from local convenience stores while scuffling with workers.

According to the report, Al-Sarf exited Safeway with more than $20 in food and started eating it in the store parking lot. She then engaged in violent behavior with one employee while yelling and hitting another worker's vehicle with her fist. When she was told to leave the store, she pulled a female employee's hair.

Officers arrived on scene and placed Al-Sarf into custody. She was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Physical Harassment, Disorderly Conduct and 3rd-Degree Theft. She was being held without bail. She was also trespassed from Safeway.