California liquor store worker fights back vs. man trying to steal a $7,500 bottle
CALABASAS, Calif. - A store clerk confronted a man who was allegedly trying to steal a $7,500 bottle from Malibu Liquor & Wine in Calabasas on Thursday night.
The incident initially stemmed from a man ordering two bottles of cognac that were worth about $5,000 each. An argument then ensued after the customer began to disagree with the store's transactional policy. In the video obtained by FOX 11, the angry would-be-customer-turned-suspect is seen near the entrance of the store's Las Virgenes Road location, when he grabs a large trash can. The store clerk confronts the man.
Another man from behind the front door can be seen pointing at the store clerk, while another man inside the store seems to try and stay out of the way.
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Scuffle following alleged robbery at a Calabasas liquor store on Thursday, August 31, 2023.
The suspect is seen pushing past the store clerk and carries his trash can off camera in the direction of the refrigerators holding the liquor store's product. The man then uses the trash can as a step stool in order to reach the shop's top shelf product, where the $7,500 bottle was placed.
The store clerk continues to stand at the front door, arguing with the man outside the store, before he hurries off-camera in the same direction as the suspect.
The two men are then seen in a scuffle as they fly back on camera, pushing and shoving each other through the store's aisle.
The clerk gives the man one last push into the front doors, causing the man to drop the bottle.
Calabasas liquor store robbery on Thursday, August 31, 2023.
The suspect then breaks out a knife and points it in the direction of the store clerk, who backs away toward the inside of the store. The suspect eventually ran off from the store – but not before leaving behind a knife and a cell phone.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department recovered the knife and the suspect's phone.
As of Friday night, no arrests have been announced in the incident.