Police Arrest Thompson Armed Robbery Suspect

Police arrested a man suspected of trying to rob a Thompson store at knifepoint.

Lukasz Zurawski, 26, of Webster, Massachusetts, is facing charges in the attempted armed robbery.

A man in a black mask came into Bud's Country Store at 759 Quinabaug Road wielding a knife and demanded money from the store clerk. He ran when chased out of the store and he darted into a black sedan parked a few yards away on Route 131 and sped off, police said.

He didn't make off with any money. Police said he headed north into Dudley, Massachusetts, where police found him in a Dunkin' Donuts on Route 197 on Tuesday at about 10 a.m. They arrested him on active warrants from Massachusetts.

Then he was taken back  to Connecticut, where state police arrested him and held him in custody. State police did not release his charges.

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