Medford Man Faces Shoplifting Charge in Sudbury

Thanks to the keen eye of a female shopper, an alleged shoplifter from Medford was stopped on Friday, June 7, in Sudbury before taking offer with more than $200 worth of items.

According to acting Sudbury Police Chief Scott Nix, the female shopper alerted management at Sudbury Farms about a man wearing a suspicious black trench coat.

After responding officers arrived, they checked the man's jacket and found it had been altered to conceal merchandise.

Sudbury Farms management scanned the items found in the coat and the total value came in at more than $200.

After completing the investigation, officers arrested Richard Capra, 67, of 46 Thatcher St., Medford, and charged him with shoplifter more than $100 by concealing the merchandise.

He was released at 5:58 p.m. and was scheduled to be arraigned at Framingham District Court on Monday, June 10.