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Armed Robbery Suspect Sparks Hours-Long Standoff In Central Mass

A man accused of robbing an adult store in Worcester County ran into the woods with weapons, causing an hours-long standoff with dozens of police, authorities said. 

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The man, whose name was not released, is accused of robbing the Amazing Intimate Essential Store at 15 Belmont St. in Northborough around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Northborough police said. 

Officers spotted a man who matched the robber's description, but when they tried to stop him, he bolted into the woods near Route 9 and Lawrence Street. Officers used drones to determine that the man was hiding near the Walmart at 200 Otis Street.

Police created a perimeter and demanded he come out, but the man refused despite multiple attempts to negotiate a surrender, authorities said. 

He surrendered without incident at 3 a.m., more than four hours after the standoff began. 

Police found a replica pistol and a double-edged knife on him when he was arrested. 

He will be charged with armed robbery, carrying a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, breach of peace, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest, Northborough police said. 

Officers from Westborough, Shrewsbury, and Massachusetts State troopers assisted in the standoff. 

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