The incident occurred on Saturday, November 18, at approximately 3:30 p.m. at Bolesławiec City Center shopping gallery on Asnyka Street. According to one of the gallery’s security guards, the man stole food products from the Biedronka supermarket located in the gallery building. The man ran out of the store.
The supermarket security guard ran after him, and when he intervened, the man became aggressive and attacked the guard, injuring him in the head. At that time, other security guards at the facility came to the injured guard’s assistance.
It turned out that the man was carrying brass knuckles and a knife. The security guards used pepper spray against the aggressive man. They then handed him over to police officers. The injured security guard was taken to hospital.
Update: 2023-11-20, 1:00 p.m.
Police findings show that the man detained on Saturday is a 36-year-old resident of Bolesławiec County. The 36-year-old was wanted. He has 1.5 years of imprisonment to serve. Today (Monday, November 20), the detained man is due to be charged.
Update: 2023-11-20, 5:00 p.m.
The detained man was charged with a hooliganism offense (he publicly and without reason struck a security guard and threatened him). He faces up to 2 years in prison for this act.
Video of the police intervention: