St. Louis has a serial hugger waiting to embrace you

Beware, St. Louis shoppers, someone may be lurking in your local grocery store looking for some free TLC. A growing number of women shopping at a Schnucks supermarket, as well as at other stores in the area, have been approached by a man who treats his victims like long-lost friends before scamming a hug. The serial squeezer persuades the women that it's his birthday before asking, "Will you give me a hug?" One recipient of his overtures wasn't feeling the love and reported Mr. Touchy-Feely to the authorities. The police are now eager to lay their hands on the perpetrator.