Alleged Deodorant Thief Busted

A Bridgeport man wanted for stuffing 58 containers of deodorant down his pants has finally been busted.

Joseph Mingolello's accused of sealing $188 worth of antiperspirant from the Ocean State Job Lot store on Bridgeport Avenue in Milford in November, the Connecticut Post reports.

Mingollello thought  he made a clean getaway, but police identified him in surveillance tapes and put out a warrant for his arrest .

Mingolello was charged with third-degree robbery and sixth-degree larceny. He is set to appear in state Superior Court in Milford on March 11.  

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