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Man steals deodorant to repay drug debt
Posted By Staff
Date: November 28th, 2009
Category: Nutty News
DADE CITY, Florida - His nickname is Priest and he had a $40 drug debt to pay off. So on Thursday afternoon, Robert McCray - a 37-year-old felon with “Thug Life” tattooed on his chest - headed into a CVS Pharmacy on U.S. 301, according to the Dade City Police Department. He needed something to barter off his debt. Authorities say McCray chose deodorant. He stuffed 19 packages of antiperspirant - $84 worth - inside his jacket and tried to head outside, the police report said. Store employees noticed the stolen sticks and stopped McCray, the report said. They told him to pay for them. The employees detained him until police officers arrived. More…
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November 28th, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Ironic story. Druggies in Alabama stole my daughters car. The car wasn’t found until the druggies were caught shoplifting deodorant to swap for drugs. the trunk was full if Secret deodorant.
? did the dealers smell ? or is this the new “currency” for addicts ?
November 29th, 2009 at 12:09 AM
hahahahaha
November 29th, 2009 at 1:14 PM
WTF? Are we going to have to go through a criminal background check now too every time we want to buy deodorant? Like we have to with cold medicine. I cant imagine there is anything useful in deodorant for making drugs.
November 30th, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Article says:
“…resisting a merchant…”
I should be charged with that when I hang up on telemarketers or when I deny help from a store employee?
November 30th, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Yes, you should… after all, you are not in charge of YOUR personal self and MUST comply with the good of the whole. Where have you been Lunar? Sheesh. Don’t you know this is the age of loss of individuality?
November 30th, 2009 at 5:28 PM
lol 2 Ankharan’s comment.