SUN VALLEY, Calif. — A man was arrested after attempting to flee police twice during a theft investigation at a Kohl’s store in the San Fernando Valley, KABC reported.
The Aug. 1 incident unfolded as LAPD officers were conducting extra patrols on at the store due to a recent theft report, according to the department. While inside, they spotted a man holding a large quantity of jeans.
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When officers approached and spoke to him, the man allegedly tried to run. Body camera video shows a brief struggle ending in a takedown, during which the suspect hit his head on a clothing rack. Despite the injury, he continued to resist arrest before being taken into custody.
The man was taken to a local hospital with a cut above his right eye. After receiving treatment, he attempted to escape again but was quickly apprehended a second time.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office later filed three counts of grand theft, one count of attempted grand theft and two counts of resisting arrest, according to the report.
