Crime & Safety
Cologne Thief Fires Gun At Mall: Concord Police
The thief filled a bag with cologne, then fired at security workers who tried to stop him, police said.
CONCORD, CA — Police have arrested a man suspected of firing a gun Friday night as he fled the Macy's store at Sun Valley Mall with more than $1,400 in cologne stolen from the department store.
Concord police said Jesse Allen Alexander, 37, filled a bag with bottles of cologne about 7 p.m. and then fired a shot at security workers when they tried to stop him. Nobody was hit by the shot, police said.
Alexander fled in a truck that was later located by Lafayette police, who arrested him after a foot chase, Concord police said.
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Alexander was also wanted for violating his federal probation, police said.
Concord detectives will present the case to the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office.
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Anyone with information about the case is asked contact Detective Nicholas Davison at 925-603-5853.
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