Three residents from the state of California have been charged in Cole County with stealing baby formula from the Jefferson City Walmart on West Stadium as well as from other Walmart's across the state.
Florentina Iordache, 25; Elena Nistor, 35; and Florin Dumitru, 35, are each charged with one count of felony stealing. They are Romanian citizens.
Jefferson City Police Department probable cause statements show the three walked around the store last Wednesday, selected several items and placed them in a shopping cart.
Two of three concealed 66 containers of formula under their clothing and left the store.
The items taken totaled over $1,100.
The three were caught last Friday in Moberly attempting to steal almost $1,000 worth of baby formula from the Walmart in that community. They are currently being held in the Randolph County Jail.