By Jim Clark

A man was detained by Loss Prevention personnel at the K-Mart on Middlesex Avenue last week when he was allegedly observed putting items under a coat he was carrying as he strolled through the store.

The man reportedly had secreted away two rotary power tools, four toothbrushes, one box of chocolate bars and one padlock.

He was detained by store employees after walking past the register of the garden shop and out of the nearby exit.

Police were called and Daniel Barry, 55, of Charlestown, was taken into custody and charged with larceny under $250.