Man wanted for stealing Girl Scout cookie money caught

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Police say they have arrested a man who stole $345 from Girl Scouts selling cookies after getting a tip the suspect was getting a haircut.

Charleston Police spokesman Charles Francis said in a news release that 31-year-old Stephen Sciarrino was charged with purse snatching after officers found him at a Charleston home getting his hair trimmed.

Police say Sciarrino ran up and grabbed a container with $345 inside on Sunday as the scouts turned that back from a table as they changed shifts at a Petco west of downtown Charleston.

Sciarrino is awaiting a bond hearing at the Charleston County jail. It wasn’t known if he had a lawyer.

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3/1/2017 2:51:14 PM (GMT -5:00)