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Published Tue, May 6, 2008 8:08 PM
BREMERTON, Wash. It was the odor of chocolate on the suspect's breath that gave away a 15-year-old boy accused of shoplifting candy bars in Bremerton. An officer responding to the shoplifting report Friday night caught up with the suspect on a bicycle.
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First he denied taking candy bars, but the officer could smell an odor of chocolate and called witnesses who identified the boy.
He confessed and said he was hungry and did it for the thrill.
Information from: Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/
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