A Dorchester man with a 17-page board of probation record is accused of shoplifting thousands of dollars’ worth of clothing from a Prudential Center store and threatening police officers.

David Tracy, 42, allegedly stole $2,331 in merchandise from the Prudential Center Lululemon while the store was closed, and threatened cops during his arrest.

Boston police officers responded to a larceny at the Lululemon on June 12 just after 8 a.m.

Store employees told officers that a man had entered the store before it opened and had stolen merchandise, according to the Suffolk DA’s office.

Video surveillance shows the man sliding the closed glass doorway of Lululemon to get into the store. He was spotted in the store for about a minute before leaving with clothing items.

Then, police officers saw a man matching the description on an electric bicycle exiting the Prudential Center. The man, later identified as Tracy, then rode in the opposite direction when he noticed cops pursuing him.

Officers arrested Tracy after a brief struggle and recovered 26 items, worth a total of $2,331, which they returned to the store. Store employees positively identified Tracy.

Officers also recovered 11 orange pills believed to be Adderall and a pocketknife from Tracy’s pocket.

During the search, Tracy allegedly said to officers: “If you touch me the wrong way, I’ll headbutt you and break your nose,” along with other threats.

Tracy has a pending case out of BMC Central in which he’s charged with stabbing a man in Downtown Crossing last October because he believed the victim was a loss prevention employee and was following him around.

The victim in that case sustained serious injuries, including a lacerated liver.

Tracy has a 17-page board of probation record, dating back to 2000. He was convicted of two counts of armed robbery in 2012.

“We often see suspects charged with retail theft engaged in conduct that goes beyond those offenses to present an even larger threat to consumers, neighborhoods and police,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said. “Our partnerships with retailers help enormously in our efforts to focus on the small number of individuals driving an outsized percentage of associated crimes.”

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Tracy was charged with breaking and entering into a building to commit a felony, larceny over $1,200, resisting arrest, threats to commit a crime, and possession to distribute a Class E substance.

The judge ordered Tracy held on $5,000 bail. The judge also denied a prosecutor’s request to revoke Tracy’s bail on a pending assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife) case.

Tracy will return to court on July 10 for a pre-trial hearing.