Arnold Police are seeking a 35-year-old East St. Louis woman and a 27-year-old Hannibal woman for allegedly stealing baby formula three times from the Schnucks store, 3900 Vogel Road. The thefts happened between June 5 and June 12, according to Arnold Police.
At 11:120 a.m. June 5, the women allegedly stole 10 cans of baby formula worth $179.90 from Schnucks. The next day, at 8:26 a.m., the women reportedly stole 23 cans of formula that were valued at $$413.77 from the store, the report said.
Then, at 7:30 a.m. June 12, the women allegedly stole 20 boxes of formula worth $440 at the same store, and as they were attempting to leave the store with the merchandise, employees confronted them and recovered it, according to the report.
After that, Arnold Police were able to identify the women and have listed them as wanted. As of Wednesday (June 21), they had not been taken into custody, Detective Lt. James Jones said.