Alert citizen helped Pleasant Hill Police nab suspect at Nordstrom Rack

Alert citizen helped Pleasant Hill Police nab suspect at Nordstrom Rack

Alert citizen helped Pleasant Hill Police nab suspect at Nordstrom Rack
Photo courtesy Pleasant Hill Police.

PLEASANT HILL, CA (April 24, 2023) —  Police in Pleasant Hill are praising an alert individual who took the phrase “See Something, Say Something” to heart.

Monday afternoon, the concerned citizen reported seeing a male subject in all orange concealing a black handgun in his waistband. The subject then entered the Nordstrom Rack store on Contra Costa Blvd.

Officers quickly arrived on scene and began initiating a plan to contact the subject. During this time, the subject exited the business and was quickly detained.

As officers detained the subject, they located a replica CO2 pellet gun and knife on his person.

“Thanks to the quick thinking citizen, we were able to quickly and safely resolve this incident without further crimes occurring,” said a statement from PHPD. The subject was later booked into County Jail on several open charges.

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