Man threatens employee with knife after store theft, Fremont CA


A man stole items from Home Depot and threatened an employee with a large hunting knife when confronted. He dropped the stolen merchandise and was last seen hiding behind cars near Pet Boys, still armed with the knife.
Audio|Source: Fremont Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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426 King 3 in a third unit copy depot 4's 216[1] 3 in the 3rd unit copy of 21 at home depot industrial 3055 industrial industrial parkland
00:12
The property is an employee.
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This has a subject pulled out and knife and pointed it at them.
00:16
The subject was stealing something.
00:17
He's walking around the parking lot, hiding behind cars at the moment.
00:20
Copy. No, Judge.
00:21
Copy five. This one.
00:22
It's going to be a (number withheld) male late 20s, flashing wearing a white teak shirt, black bucket hat, dark blue pants, and had a cigarette in his mouth.
00:30
Subject had pulled the knife on the security guard and has dropped the merchandise in the parking lot, currently in front of Pet Boys.
00:38
Then you want to touch into a question.
00:40
Copy. Sound very attached.
00:44
Copy.
00:45
Contino is going to Petboy.
00:46
He currently has eyes on him.
00:47
Still in front of Petpoys in the parking lot.
00:50
Can he advise whether or not he still is hard with a knife or if he's not just able to work?
00:54
We're working on that right now, copy.
00:56
We can also contact Pet Boys and see if they can shut down the floor for now.
01:00
He's going to Beth Boys.
01:01
The subject was last seen walking towards the back of Pet Boys near the bushes and train tracks.
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He has the knife in his hands.
01:07
It's going to be a larger hunting knife,
01:09
large light hunting knife.
01:11
Every blazee jumped the fence behind Puff Boys.
01:13
I see you can't play any live video that faces the rear of the building.
01:17
On the Home Depot,
01:18
Karpie said that the subject showed up in a vehicle with a friend originally.
01:22
Second subject would have been a (number withheld) male wearing a black jacket and black pants, longer hair with a ponytail.
01:27
Or left on foot out of a different door with merchandise, but R.P.
01:32
already got that merchandise back.
01:33
An RP does have a video of the incident and we'll be back in the home cable parking lot.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
216: Petty theft
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Fremont, CA
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