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Suspicious Florida male batters deputy amid arrest in store parking lot, cops say. Then they pull crowbar from his waistband.

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Florida deputies had their hands full after getting a call about a suspicious person in a grocery store parking lot Tuesday evening. The Hillsborough Sheriff's Office said deputies responded after 6:30 p.m. to a Publix in Lutz after receiving reports about a male looking into vehicles throughout the parking lot. 'I mean, who doesn't keep a crowbar in their buttocks?' When deputies attempted to investigate, 22-year-old Gonzalo Cabrera refused to identify himself, resisted deputies' attempts to detain him, and struck a deputy while attempting to flee, officials said. The sheriff's office said the suspect was found armed with suspected burglary tools. Even after being taken to the ground — and while in handcuffs — officials said Cabrera continued resisting and even reached for a crowbar concealed in his waistband. Bodycam video shows deputies grabbing the crowbar, pulling it away from the suspect's hands, and throwing it to the parking lot surface. Cabrera was arrested and faces multiple

First report: VIDEO: Man reaches for crowbar during arrested outside Lutz Publix, deputies say — wfla.com, 12d