Barre Man Charged With Robbing A Worcester Bakery

WORCESTER, MA—

Around 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 6, police were called to the Broadway Bakery on Water Street for a reported armed robbery in progress. Police talked to the victims and said that a man came into the Broadway, brandished a handgun and demanded money.

According to police, people inside were extremely upset and shaken up. Police were given a description and a short while later they found Jeffrey Harnoise, 27, from Barre, walking "awkwardly" as if he had something heavy in his waistband.

When he saw police, Harnoise began sprinting away from the cruiser, and police chasing him spotted what they thought was a firearm in his waistband. An officer chased him from Madison Street to Gold Street, and ordered him to the ground at gunpoint. Harnoise initially refused to get on the ground, but eventually kneeled down, said police.

Officers recovered a loaded handgun from Harnoise, as well as money taken during the robbery. He was identified by witnesses as the man who robbed the Broadway. He was placed under arrest and is charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Armed Robbery while Masked, Armed Assault to Rob, Use of a Firearm in a Felony, Resisting Arrest, Carrying a Dangerous Weapon, Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License, Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card, and Firearm Violation with a Prior Violent/Drug Crime. He will be arraigned in Worcester District Court.

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