Broward detectives seek woman who pepper-sprayed convenience store clerk in face after purchase dispute
By Marcus Chen
CBS Miami
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A California man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly using a shopping cart to vandalize a menorah outside a synagogue, according to police.Coral Springs Police said 44-year-old Matthew John Ryan rammed a shopping cart with a dog inside into the menorah at Chabad of Coral Springs on North University Drive, knocking it completely over.Matthew Ryan Miami-Dade Corrections "He just rammed it into the menorah and knocked it completely over," said Rabbi Moshe Yaras, noting that hundreds of people attend Saturday morning services at the synagogue. "At that point, a few congregants who were walking to the synagogue noticed, and they tried to stop him; they started screaming."An on-site security guard called police when the incident occurred.Officers found Ryan about half a mile away, still pushing the cart with the dog inside. According to the arrest form, officers drew a taser and ordered him to get to the ground. Ryan argued ba