Police: Driver tried to hit police officer with her car

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Police say a driver suspected of shoplifting at a Massachusetts shopping mall tried to hit an officer with her car.

Authorities say they were alerted about two possible female shoplifters at the Cambridge Galleria Wednesday around 5:40 p.m.

Police tried to stop the women from fleeing the scene when the driver drove straight at an officer and barely missed.

The women led police on a short pursuit before they were taken into custody. Police say both women are 23.

The police officer was shaken up, but otherwise uninjured.