Man acts erratically, tries to take cart with child at store, Cerritos CA


A man in his 40s acted erratically and tried to take a shopping cart with a child inside from a customer at Target near Bloomfield Avenue. He then fled in a blue Honda pickup truck.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles County Sheriff Dispatch 3,8,9,13,14; California Highway Patrol: South LA & East LA; Downey Fire
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Transcript:
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Before you have handed up to 30 Tom with the assist, 925[1], 911A[2], near Bloomfield Avenue at Target, non-Hispanic, 40s wearing plain brown long-sleeved shirt with sleeves rolled up, blue jeans.
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acting erratic, attempted to take card with child in it from customer.
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He sees he's in a blue Honda truck plate of (number withheld) with bike and Verlasine on the north side.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
925: Suspicious person/circumstances
[2]
911A: 911 hang-up/abandoned call (often landline)
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Location mentioned:
Near Bloomfield Ave, Cerritos, CA 90703
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