Crime & Safety
Baby Formula Thieves Strike in Northborough
A group that was involved in the theft of baby formula in Littleton may be the same group that struck in Northborough.
A group possibly involved in a baby formula thefts in Littleton, and other towns, is being investigated by Northborough police.
On Wednesday, police received information that there was possibly a group involved in shoplifting baby formula from the Northborough CVS.
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Since there was an incident in Littleton on April 1 in which three subjects were arrested after shoplifting formula from CVS, police investigated a possible connection. As a result, police believe this same group may have hit several stores prior to Littleton, said Det. Brian Griffin.
"We brought this matter to our CVS and it has been confirmed that a number of baby formula containers from the Northborough CVS were in fact unaccounted for," said Griffin.
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The matter is under investigation by Det. Jeff Noel.
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