"The owners of San Jose's storied Peters' Bakery are asking the public to help identify a man who they said caused $2,000 worth of damage and tackled a customer at the nearly 90-year-old pastry shop earlier this month. Peters' Bakery posted a video to social media that showed surveillance footage of a man at the popular Alum Rock Avenue bakery on Dec. 17."
"According to the video's narrator, he was attempting to sell cleaning wipes, but "after our staff politely asked for his contact information, he became belligerent." In the video, he is seen shoving equipment and store goods off the counter before exiting. Outside the shop, the video shows a customer following the man, seemingly recording him on her phone. The man then tackles the customer to the ground and smashes her phone on the concrete."
"A public information officer for the San Jose Police Department confirmed with SFGATE that the incident occurred on Dec. 17 at around 2:22 p.m. After verbally confronting employees, the suspect "damaged multiple pieces of equipment belonging to the business," the SJPD told SFGATE via email. "Additionally, before fleeing the scene, the suspect battered an adult female shopper outside the business and caused a complaint of pain. During the altercation, the suspect damaged some of the shopper's personal belongings.""
On Dec. 17 at around 2:22 p.m., a man entered Peters' Bakery and attempted to sell cleaning wipes. After staff requested his contact information, he became belligerent, shoved equipment and goods off the counter, and left the store. A customer followed and appeared to record him outside; the man then tackled her, smashed her phone on the ground, and caused a complaint of pain. The customer received non-life-threatening medical treatment at the scene. The suspect caused roughly $2,000 in damage to bakery equipment. The San Jose Police Department is investigating and no arrests have been made. The bakery posted surveillance video that went viral, and owners reported staff were shaken and received additional training.
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