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Tackled In The Street: Feds Charge Massachusetts Felon After Terrifying CVS Pharmacy Gun Heist - Tampa Free Press

Prosecutors say Gareth Francis threatened pharmacy staff and stole prescription drugs before an officer tackled and disarmed him.

A North Andover man is facing federal prison time after allegedly holding up a local CVS pharmacy at gunpoint and turning his weapon on a police officer who tackled him in the middle of the street. Gareth Francis, 45, was charged in federal court in Boston in connection with the May 2026 armed robbery of […] Tackled In The Street: Feds Charge Massachusetts Felon After Terrifying CVS Pharmacy Gun Heist

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The Free Press (Tampa) broke the news in Tampa, United States on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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