Claremont Police seek robbery suspect on the run

CLAREMONT — Police are seeking a 35-year-old suspect in a Wednesday evening armed robbery, who they say evaded law enforcement after shoplifting, threatening employees with a knife and assaulting someone. James Doherty Jr. is wanted for an alleged armed robbery that occurred Wednesday. Courtesy Claremont Police As a result of the incident, James Doherty Jr., of Claremont, is wanted on a slew of felony and misdemeanor offenses. Police have accused Doherty of shoplifting an airsoft pistol from Runnings, a retailer on Washington Street, around 6 p.m. Wednesday before exiting the building. On a path to the Market Basket grocery store, Doherty, with a knife, allegedly threatened two Runnings employees, said Police Chief Brent Wilmot. “They followed him off the premises, and ultimately the suspect threatened them with a knife,” said Wilmot.

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