LAKEPORT, Calif. – Police continue to follow up on leads in an effort to identify the individual responsible for releasing what is believed to have been pepper spray in the Lakeport Safeway on Sunday.
The incident at the store on 11th Street was first reported at about 3:30 p.m., when many customers and employees near the checkstands at the front of the store began to choke and have breathing problems, as Lake County News has reported.
The Lakeport Police Department reported that several people were checked out by firefighters at the scene and one person was transported to the hospital.
On Tuesday, Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen said his officers were still following up on leads in order to identify the individual responsible.
“We are still seeking any victims or witnesses,” he said.
He said they’ve seen people posting online about being affected by the incident, but they’re not sure that those individuals have called to make a report.
“We still need their information and help if they have not reported in yet,” Rasmussen said.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Lakeport Police Department by sending a private message on its Facebook page @LakeportPolice, emailing investigating Police Officer Mark Steele at
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Police continue investigation into pepper spray incident at Lakeport store
- Elizabeth Larson
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