Santa Barbara County deputies arrest fragrant felons

Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies on Friday arrested three men suspected of stealing nearly $2,000 of perfume from a store in Goleta.

Shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, a caller from Ulta Beauty in the Camino Real Marketplace reported that suspects had fled the store with stolen cologne and perfume in a red sedan headed toward Highway 101. Deputies spotted the car and pulled it over.

As deputies approached, they were met with an overwhelming scent of cologne coming from inside the car. During their search, deputies recovered approximately $1,900 worth of perfume and cologne, linking the three occupants to the theft…

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