Police have arrested the man accused of holding up a Cumberland Farms store in Naugatuck shortly after midnight Friday.
It's the second time in a week the store has been robbed.
According to police, Frank Warner, 44, of Winsted, entered the store around 12:30 a.m. Friday and brought candy to the counter to purchase. After the employee opened the cash register, Warner jumped the counter and stole cash from the open drawer.
He ran from the store and got into a car heading toward Route 8 northbound, police said.
The store employee was able to provide police with a description of the vehicle and part of its license plate. Police identified the car and said it had been stolen.
Later, police tracked the investigation into Waterbury and came across Warner driving the stolen car. Naugatuck police followed the vehicle and notified authorities in Waterbury, police said.
Warner was taken into custody shortly thereafter.
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He was charged with third-degree robbery, second-degree larceny, sixth-degree larceny, second-degree breach of peace and second-degree criminal trover.
Warner is being held on $250,000 bond and is due in Waterbury Superior Court on Monday.
