CHELMSFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - A Lowell man is facing criminal charges in connection with a robbery at a grocery store in Chelmsford on Saturday, officials said.
Officers responding to an unarmed robbery at the Market Basket on Chelmsford Street spoke with employees who said a man had just stolen an undisclosed amount of money from a cashier and fled across Route 3, according to police.
After a search, Arthur Bettencourt, 59, was found hiding in a pile of leaves and arrested on charges of unarmed robbery and two counts of assault and battery.
Officials say Bettencourt did not have any weapons on him when he was found.
He is slated to be arraigned Monday in Lowell District Court.
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