WAREHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - A New Bedford man accused of stealing more than $3,000 worth of lottery tickets from the Wareham Cumberland Farms where he worked is now facing a larceny charge, police said.

Officers responding to a report of an employee stealing lottery tickets from the Cumberland Farms on Depot Street spoke with a manager who said an employee had stolen about $3,400 worth of lottery tickets over the last four weeks, according to Wareham police.

Matthew Christianson, 28, was arrested on a charge of larceny over $1,200 and is scheduled to be arraigned in Wareham District Court.

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