The 44-year-old man was also charged with child endangerment.
If you're planning Labor Day weekend travel, be aware that checkpoints are planned in both Middlesex and Worcester counties.
The man, whose face was caught on surveillance video, stole an undetermined amount of cash from the Franklin Street restaurant.
The checkpoints will be "operated during varied hours” in Middlesex County heading into the Labor Day weekend.
Take a look at some of the unusual, funny and just plain strange police reports from around the commonwealth.
Local police are warning parents to watch out for "flakka," which can cause paranoia, "excited delirium" and death, even in small amounts.
The contractor is accused of defrauding several customers, including a Stoneham couple.
Victims were as young as six years old; plea deal says crimes occurred across several states over five years.
A North Shore contractor faces 78 fraud charges
The indictments were part of an announcement by the Middlesex DA's office of grand jury indictments in communities around the county.
The checkpoint will be "operated during varied hours” in Middlesex County.
New Hampshire State Police screened more than 600 vehicles on the Seacoast last night looking for drunk drivers.
Plus, a worker is hurt badly during an airport construction project, and Boston threatens to shut down a city bar after multiple violations.
Plus, a young child is found among heroin and crack during a drug raid in Falmouth.
Plus, the Massachusetts House passes a budget that could mean big changes at the MBTA.
Major Richard McKeon will assume command of 2,300 Massachusetts State Police troopers.
The 2 men accused with killing a 34-year-old woman in Burlington last week are said to have used the website to target escorts to rob.
Plus, an armed home invasion, and the convicted marathon bomber seeks a new trial
Mayco Martinez-Rivaz, 23, was charged with six counts of breaking and entering at nighttime to commit a felony.
Plus, authorities release an image of a young girl found dead on the beach in attempts to discover her identity, and more top stories.
Plus, a Massachusetts man is rushed to the hospital after a shark attack in North Carolina.
Katherine Neal was last seen Wednesday morning. Anyone with information is asked to call Lexington police at 781-862-1212.
Plus, a former police chief is convicted of driving drunk with a child in the car.
Plus, three teenagers are indicted after a brutal beating, and drivers get some good news heading into the holiday weekend.
Elizabeth Johnson found safe
Lawrence Police arrested 22 people allegedly involved in dealing, using heroin.
Shane Francis Hardy, 22, of Stoneham, was arrested and charged with attempted robbery and assault.
A Hingham man accused of an unarmed robbery in Stoneham has also been connected to holdups in surrounding towns .
Police are searching for the woman pictured; anyone with information is asked to call Attleboro police at 774-203-1886.
Kevin Chappie, of Chelmsford, was arrested following an incident on May 29.
Adolfo Castilleja, 55, formerly of Pomona, California, allegedly sent meth to Stoneham from 2010 to 2012.
The checkpoints will be "operated during varied hours” in Middlesex County.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, and his brother orchestrated the 2013 bombings that killed three people and injured 250 more.
One died when he was thrown from a horse. Another contracted Hepatitis C while searching a vehicle for drugs. Six were killed by guns.
An accident on Saturday night led to a fatality, says the D.A.
Police say this man in a white Red Sox hat robbed the Main Street Bank of America.
The robber - a white male in his 30s - apparently handed an intimidating note to bank tellers.
Dry, warm weather and gusty winds expected to bring critical fire weather conditions Monday afternoon into Monday evening.