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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Police Department released bodycam-worn video of an alleged thief being arrested inside a department store.

What we know:

On Aug. 1 around 9:25 p.m., officers were conducting extra patrols at a Kohl's department store on Laurel Canyon Blvd. in Sun Valley due to recent thefts that had occurred days before.

The LAPD identified the suspect in those thefts as 49-year-old Gregory Pekarek, who they say stole a large quantity of clothes.

The police department said officers recognized Pekarek after spotting him in the men’s clothing aisle, kneeling while holding numerous jeans in his arms. As officers approached Pekarek, he attempted to run, but as he ran, he struck his head on a clothing rack. According to the police department, officers had to use

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