Homeless man threatens staff at Whole Foods store


A homeless man at a grocery store became angry when asked to show a receipt. He threatened to harm the store manager and a security guard. The man was stopped and taken into custody by police.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
00:00Four.00:02Four.00:05All right, I just do, too, so...00:08Zero with it.00:12All right, for us.00:13I spoke with the manager, I hope, this is that the...00:17I never usually have a problem with him.00:20So then he gave him a...00:21He gave him a file to the security.00:24Then he came back and said he came back.00:27He can't cut their heads off and put their heads off across.00:31Manager's saying that it just finds credible.00:34Can you just notify the boss?00:40Yes, Sergeant.00:42Your transmission was a bit broken up.00:44Can you give it to me again? Apparently someone came in and threatened them and they find it credible, what was said, what was done?00:54Yeah, boss, so basically there's a homeless male that comes to here at the whole food.00:58They never have a problem with him but today, I guess they asked him if he paid for his food, didn't provide a receipt,01:06and then that's when he became irate and started threatening the manager and his undercover security guard stating that he was going to cut their hedge off and put it around the cross.01:16The manager thinks that the threats are credible.01:22I received that.01:24Is there any video footage of the incident?01:31Correct, boss.01:33All right, is he willing to speak to a detective?01:40Correct, you want to speak to a detective.01:44All right, just notify the MDC.01:50Thank you.01:55This is me or I have a few hours here.
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Four.
00:02
Four.
00:05
All right, I just do, too, so...
00:08
Zero with it.
00:12
All right, for us.
00:13
I spoke with the manager, I hope, this is that the...
00:17
I never usually have a problem with him.
00:20
So then he gave him a...
00:21
He gave him a file to the security.
00:24
Then he came back and said he came back.
00:27
He can't cut their heads off and put their heads off across.
00:31
Manager's saying that it just finds credible.
00:34
Can you just notify the boss?
00:40
Yes, Sergeant.
00:42
Your transmission was a bit broken up.
00:44
Can you give it to me again? Apparently someone came in and threatened them and they find it credible, what was said, what was done?
00:54
Yeah, boss, so basically there's a homeless male that comes to here at the whole food.
00:58
They never have a problem with him but today, I guess they asked him if he paid for his food, didn't provide a receipt,
01:06
and then that's when he became irate and started threatening the manager and his undercover security guard stating that he was going to cut their hedge off and put it around the cross.
01:16
The manager thinks that the threats are credible.
01:22
I received that.
01:24
Is there any video footage of the incident?
01:31
Correct, boss.
01:33
All right, is he willing to speak to a detective?
01:40
Correct, you want to speak to a detective.
01:44
All right, just notify the MDC.
01:50
Thank you.
01:55
This is me or I have a few hours here.
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Location mentioned:
Greene St, Jersey City, NJ
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