By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to Saks Off 5th Ave. on Canal St. last week on reports of a larceny.

While responding, dispatch relayed a description and informed units that some sort of metal object was utilized to commit the theft.

The reporting party was a loss prevention associate for the store. She informed Somerville dispatchers that the two suspects were fleeing on Grand Union Blvd. toward Revolution Dr.

Responding officers located the suspects at the intersection of Grand Union Blvd. and Revolution Dr. and ordered them to stop.

Due to information that a weapon was possibly used, a pat frisk was performed on both parties.

Officers returned to Saks and spoke with the loss prevention associate about what occurred. Surveillance video reportedly captured one of the suspects, Marisol Angeles, of Boston, selecting a pair of sunglasses valued at approximately $100 and placing it in her left jacket pocket.

The loss prevention associate was standing next to Angeles when she reportedly did this, and continued observing until Angeles attempted to leave the store without paying for the item.

The loss prevention associate identified herself and asked Angeles to return inside. When Angeles was on Canal St., she reportedly retrieved an object and brandished it in order to facilitate her escape. An unidentified witness began yelling, “She’s got a knife! Put the knife down!”

According to reports, Angeles dropped the object and fled onto Grand Union Blvd., with the loss prevention associate following close behind. The loss prevention associate retrieved the object and found it to be a metal bottle opener.

Angeles reportedly told police that she did steal the sunglasses, but discarded them down a storm drain.

The officers informed Angeles that she was being placed under arrest, and ordered her to place her hands behind her back, at which time she reportedly began screaming and backing away from them.

The officers then grabbed her by the arms and Angeles dropped her weight, falling to the ground on her rear end and began kicking violently, police said.

Angeles reportedly struck one of the officers during this struggle while wearing hard soled boots. She then rolled onto her stomach, tucking both arms under her body and refusing commands to stop resisting and to place her hands behind her back.

One of the officers attempted to pry her arms from under her using his expandable baton, but was unsuccessful. An officer then administered a one second burst of pepper spray to Angeles’ face. This distracted Angeles long enough so that the officers were able to place her in handcuffs.

Angeles informed the officers that she recently used crack cocaine. Due to the possibility of a reaction with the pepper spray, an EMS unit was requested and she was transported to Cambridge Hospital as a precaution and was medically cleared after which she was taken to Police Headquarters where she was booked on charges of resisting arrest, armed robbery, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.