PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department said Tuesday they arrested a man accused of violently assaulting an employee inside a phone store on Bethany Home Road.
Security camera footage captured the moment a man entered the business and attacked the employee before stealing phones and cash from the store.
Police shared the video on Twitter, asking for public aid in identifying and locating the suspect.
After leaving the store, officials say the man ran westbound on Bethany Home Road.
Authorities have not said how or where the suspect was arrested.
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