Updated: 01/05/2010 01:52:29 PM PST
A
security guard at the Fry's Electronics store in San Jose was stabbed
Monday evening by a suspected shoplifter, according to police.
The suspected shoplifter got away. The security guard was not seriously hurt.
San
Jose police officer Jermaine Thomas did not provide a description of
the suspect. He said police responded to Fry's at 550 East Brokaw Road
about 7:30 p.m. after a security guard reported he was stabbed in the
arm.
Fry's spokesman Manuel Valerio said the guard received
stitches for a "laceration" that was about an inch long on his forearm.
Valerio did not discuss what was stolen.
"This person was doing his job. We're glad he's fine," Valerio said.
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man who said he was the victim of the stabbing called the Mercury News
to confirm that he is "fine." But he wanted to add one point: he's not
a security guard. At Fry's, his title is "loss prevention officer."
Contact Lisa Fernandez at 408-920-5002.