Suspected Baby Formula Bandit Nabbed with Drugs, Police Say

Milwaukee man managed to avoid a likely arrest for theft, but officers found illegal Xanax in his pocket and enough more cans of formula in his car to possibly make another charge stick.

Due to an unfortunate coincidence of timing, Brookfield police were unable to catch a thief in the act, but they detained and searched him anyway, found him carrying illegal drugs, and still hope to pin a theft charge on him. At 1:39 p.m. Jan. 19, police were called to a retail theft in progress at Pick ‘n Save, 15170 W. Greenfield Ave., but ended up arresting a 40-year-old Milwaukee man for possession of drugs. Dispatchers said that the man had a cart full of baby formula, and store security suspected he would try to bolt off with it. In fact, the man was just heading for the doors with the cart when he spotted a squad car pulling up outside, and he abandoned the goods in the store. But officers stopped him anyway, and based on his …

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