Three Sacramento residents were arrested Tuesday in Vacaville in connection with a massive theft of baby formula.
The theft occurred at Target, and an employee called police with a detailed description of the car and its direction of travel.
Officers spotted the suspects’ car near the Nike outlet. They detained and subsequently arrested two women and a man. Also in the car was a 1-year-old “sitting in a dirty car seat completely surrounded by containers of baby formula,” police advised.
Retrieved was a large amount of formula and other items worth more than $5,900.
Target Loss Prevention said they’d been investigating the suspects since 2020 due to their rampant theft of baby formula throughout the greater Sacramento area, police said. The suspects are believed to be tied to numerous thefts from varying Target stores with losses near $200,000.
The driver, Tyler Siackasorn, 25, and passengers — Enedina Aguila, 26 and Samara Avent, 18, were booked into Solano County ail on suspicion of multiple felony charges related to organized retail theft. Siackasorn was also booked on a felony warrant for assault out of Sacramento.
Source: www.mercurynews.com