Officers responded to a report that a man carrying a machete was stealing items from a store in the 400 block of Confederation Drive.
Around 5 p.m., officers responded to a report that a man carrying a machete was stealing items from a store in the 400 block of Confederation Drive, police said in a Wednesday news release.
They found the suspect quickly when they arrived, but he fled and ran across several lanes of traffic, carrying the machete.
“A conducted energy weapon (CEW) was deployed by an officer, causing the man to drop the machete,” the release said.
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