Crime & Safety
Pair Threw Baby To Ground After Stealing Formula: Springfield PD
The couple here are wanted for stealing baby formula then throwing a car seat with a child in it after they were confronted by security.
SPRINGFIELD, PA — Police in Springfield Township are asking for help identifying a couple who are accused of stealing baby formula then throwing a child in a car seat to the ground after being confronted by store security.
The incident occurred at about 8:56 p.m. on Dec. 10 at Target, 1200 Baltimore Pike, police said.
The man and woman seen above loaded baby formula into a shopping cart then tried to leave the store without paying for it and were confronted by security, according to police.
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That's when police said the man threw a car seat with a child sitting in it to the ground.
Police said the man and woman then fled the area and Target workers tended to the child.
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However, police said the woman came back to get the child before police arrived.
Anyone who has information on the couple is asked to contact Springfield Police at (610) 544-1100.
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