A man brandished a knife and threatened to kill a clerk who confronted him as he stole beer from a convenience store east of South H Street and north of Ming Avenue.
The suspect took beer from a cooler at the Fastrip at 1640 S. Chester Ave. at 2:55 a.m. March 19, police said. The clerk confronted him as he tried to leave, and the suspect then threatened the clerk and swung a knife but missed.