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Person cuts merchandise with knife inside Target, Gainesville FL

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Near SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608

A person inside the Target store on Archer Road is cutting merchandise off security hooks with a pocket knife. Store staff cannot intervene because the individual is armed with the knife.

Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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519.
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519. Could just start a couple units to Target on Archer Road, please? The LPO just called and they've got an individual inside with a knife who is cutting merchandise off of the locking peg hooks.
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And because he has a knife, they cannot initiate an apprehension.
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I'm working on the description.
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So you can just start a couple of units that way I'll update. Just a second.
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It's just a pocket knife but because of that they can't make contact with them.

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Near SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
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