A man armed with a knife threatened a woman and her service dog after the dog started barking at him. A police report just released today details the frightening incident that happened in the 900 block of Leary Way on June 11 around 6am. The woman was standing outside a store with her dog when the man approached with a knife in his hand and said he was going to cut the dog’s throat. The woman told the man he would have to cut her throat first. That was followed by some very tense moments when the man got right up in the woman’s face and continued to follow her.
When officers arrived, they saw the man hiding behind a pillar and ordered him to stop and keep his hands where they could see them. The man refused and kept moving toward the officers. When the man got within 12 feet of the officers, he started reaching for his pocket. Officers yelled at him to stop, but the man still refused. Officers were eventually able to grab the man and arrest him without incident.