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ALHAMBRA ( KCAL, KCBS ) -- A woman used hand signals to escape a domestic violence suspect at a Los Angeles County 7-Eleven, police say.

The Alhambra Police Department said someone called 911 after noticing the woman asking for help by using hand signals behind her back at the 7-Eleven located on Fremont Avenue and Montezuma Avenue.

Officers arrived and found the woman standing next to Glendora resident John Palombi. After checking on the woman, officers asked the pair to step outside the convenience store and began asking questions to each of them separately.

After the questioning, officers asked Palombi to stand up, but he ran away from them. They quickly caught Palombi before he could leave the parking lot.

Police discovered he had an active w

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