METAIRIE, Louisiana: Authorities in Louisiana say they tracked a man accused of stealing drugs from a pharmacy because he left behind a pickax he used to break in — and forgot to remove the price tag. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Col. John Fortunato says the sticker included a bar code indicating when and where the pickax was bought.
The store had video of the purchase. Fortunato tells The Times-Picayune that a store near the pharmacy had surveillance video from the night of the burglary, showing the same man and a vehicle license plate.
Fortunato says drugs from the pharmacy were found during a search of 43-year-old Scott Rodrigue’s home. Rodrigue was booked with pharmacy burglary and drug possession and freed on $ 70,000 bond. He does not have a listed phone number and could not be reached.
Authorities: Burglar tracked by pickax bar code
