USUALLY thieves are looking to steal drugs when they break into a pharmacy, but one man in the US was more interested in the fragrance aisle.
A 35-year-old man from Florida was arrested earlier this week after he entered the Navarro Discount Pharmacy in Miami-Dade and allegedly stole various perfume products valued at around US$3,187.
Surveillance footage shows Teneric Jovan Collins-Jones entering the store around 7:30pm while customers and employees were present, and jumping over the fragrance counter into a restricted employee-only area while carrying a white laundry bucket.
Collins-Jones filled the bucket with perfume products before leaving the store around 10 minutes later, without attempting to pay.
According to officials, a store employee working at the fragrance counter witnessed the brazen theft, and the entire incident was recorded on security cameras.
During questioning at the detention centre, Collins-Jones confessed to the crime, however specific details of his statement were not released.
Detectives linked also linked him to multiple similar thefts at other stores in the community, which they said they are continuing to investigate.
As of Wed, Collins-Jones remains in custody with his bond yet to be determined.
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