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El Cerrito Police Department
Thursday November 10th, 2022 :: 01:03 p.m. PST

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Hate Based Incident Reported to Police Department

On November 9th, 2022 at approximately 6:30 PM an employee at a local business contacted a habitual shoplifter inside the business. Upon contacting the shoplifter, the suspect became confrontational and verbally aggressive towards the employee. The employee called 911 to report the incident during which time the suspect punched the employee and fled the scene. During the incident the suspect used derogatory language that was based on the perceived gender of the employee.

The suspect was described as a black male, approximately 38 years old, 6’3”, heavy set, 250-260lbs, bald headed, wearing a black beanie, black jacket, black plants, black shoes and white mask.

If you have any information about the above incident, please call the dispatch non-emergency line at 510-237-3233 and ask to speak with an officer or email [email protected].

Address/Location
El Cerrito Police Department
10900 San Pablo Ave
El Cerrito, CA 94530

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 510-237-3233

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