Crime & Safety

Man Robbed Milford Lowe's: PD

The man threatened loss prevention officers with a tool while exiting the store, police said.

Antonio Madden, 35, of Milford.
Antonio Madden, 35, of Milford. (Milford PD)

MILFORD, CT — Officers charged a Milford man with robbing Lowe's on Dec. 19, according to police.

A male suspect entered the store around 2:30 p.m., put several tools in a shopping cart and then left without paying, police said. He brandished a tool towards a loss prevention officer and yelled at employees to stay back.

The suspect left the lot in a black Jeep. About $447 worth of goods were reported stolen.

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Detectives charged Antonio Madden, 35, on Dec. 21 with first-degree robbery and sixth-degree larceny. He was held in lieu of $500,000 bail.

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