Man Arrested for Robbery at Walgreens Pharmacy in Plainfield, Connecticut

PLAINFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — In a shocking incident on Saturday night, a 61-year-old man was apprehended by Plainfield police after allegedly robbing a Walgreens Pharmacy located at 20 Prospect St. in the Moosup section of Plainfield.

According to authorities, officers were alerted to the crime just before 9 p.m., but unfortunately, the perpetrator had already fled the scene by the time they arrived. The suspect, later identified as Richard Foux, managed to escape before the police could apprehend him.

According to the Plainfield police, Foux allegedly threatened the 18-year-old cashier at the Walgreens store, demanding money from the cash register, and swiftly left the premises on foot, heading west. The exact amount of money he managed to steal is yet to be determined.

Remarkably, later on Saturday night, while officers were attending to an unrelated incident at the Music Lady Cafe on Green Hollow Road, they spotted a man matching the description of the robbery suspect.

Quick to act, the officers observed Richard Foux sitting at the bar and wasted no time in apprehending him.

Foux is now facing charges that include third-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny, second-degree threatening, and second-degree breach of peace. He is currently being held on a $100,000 bond and is expected to appear in court on Monday.