Police in Northern California said they arrested and charged a homeless man Friday after he knocked out an elderly man and went on to attack the local police chief and tried to steal his squad car.
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Authorities said Gomer first “randomly struck” the elder from behind around 4:25 p.m. Friday inside an Ace Hardware store.Responding officers confronted Gomer at the store’s garden center, police said, but the suspect tried to fight with the officers. Police said he broke into someone’s home and threatened the resident before he was confronted by Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers out on the street.
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