Attleboro police are asking the public for help identifying a man accused of aggressively approaching three female customers inside Market Basket Monday night before pedaling off on a bicycle toward the Rhode Island border. The suspect, described as being in his 20s to early 30s with a beard and wearing a sweatshirt labeled “Nantucket,” has not been identified, and police have not said whether anyone has been arrested.
According to Boston 25 News, the Attleboro Police Department is asking for help identifying a man accused of accosting three customers inside the store. The outlet reports that he entered Market Basket at 7:18 p.m. Monday and aggressively approached the women before anyone intervened or called police.
Suspect Fled Toward Rhode Island on a Bicycle
Police said the man was seen fleeing the store shortly before 8 p.m. on a bicycle heading toward Rhode Island, per the same outlet's reporting. Investigators have described him only by his age range, beard, and the Nantucket-branded sweatshirt he was wearing at the time, with no further details released about the encounter itself or any injuries to the women involved.
Anyone who recognizes the man from that description has been asked to contact the Attleboro Police Department, according to the report. Boston 25 News notes the story is still developing, and no additional information about the suspect's identity has been made public so far.
A Separate Market Basket Case in Attleboro
In a separate matter, The Sun Chronicle reported that Attleboro police were trying to identify a man suspected of stealing a woman's purse at the same chain's Bristol Place location and then going on a spending spree with the stolen credit cards. It is not established whether that case and Monday night's harassment report involve the same person or incident.
That earlier report described the purse-theft suspect as a white male standing about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing roughly 200 pounds, and said police had posted his photo on social media in hopes someone would recognize him. The two cases remain distinct in the available reporting, with no confirmed link between them.
