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Man swings cane like a gun, harasses customers at storeReading MA

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Near General Way, Reading, MA 01867

A man at Market Basket store harassed customers by swinging a cane and pretending it was a gun, aiming and pretending to shoot at people. After the incident, he left toward the area near K&G.

Audio|Source: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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He's had a report of the mail with a cane,
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black jacket and black pants,
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white male with black hair.
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He was harassing costumes with the cane.
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He walked out of the store and headed towards the area near K&G.
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The manager, (name withheld), who will be at the service desk that has pictures.
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Receive.
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Right, do you know what he deal with the cane? Did he strike somebody with it or where'd he do?
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The next side will head that way.
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Right, she didn't mention that he hit anybody, just that he was in line.
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He had the cane, he was swinging around,
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and he was making motions of it like it was a firearm holding it towards people and pretending to take shots.

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Near General Way, Reading, MA 01867

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