A SHOPLIFTER aroused suspicion because his rucksack and trousers were 'bulging'.
Blackburn magistrates heard when he was challenged Paul Hargreaves grabbed his bag and ran off but was detained outside Lidl in Accrington.
Staff discovered 20 cans of Lynx deodorant in his bag and down his trousers.
Hargreaves, 34, of Hancock Street, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to shoplifting he was made subject to a community order for 12 months with 15 days rehabilitation activity requirement, a four week curfew between 8pm and 6am and ordered to pay £85 victim surcharge.
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