The man was accosted by police officers very shortly after he was seen shoplifting.
People even accosted Williams in the street to protest.
The writer immediately accosted the seamen about the state of the ship.
I was once accosted and grilled by the (constantly patrolling) security guards just for taking pictures!
Whilst trying to work out the clue, I was accosted by a rotund gentleman who asked what I was doing.