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Police: Man, 81, used machete to menace

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 02:44 by Pankaj Damin

Salem, Ore. -- Police in Oregon said an 81-year-old man allegedly chased a taco stand owner while carrying a machete because he thought the other man had taken his drill.

Salem police spokesman Lt. Dave Okada said Manuel Meza, 81, who owns a business near the taco stand, accused the owner of stealing his drill Sunday and became angry when the other man denied the accusation, The (Salem) Statesman-Journal reported Tuesday.

Okada said Meza returned a short time later with the machete.

"He ended up chasing him around the taco stand several times," Okada said.
Meza was arrested on suspicion of menacing and attempted assault and taken to the Marion County Jail.

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