Two arrested for stealing hundreds of dollars' worth of baby formula to resell

SONORA, Calif. (KTXL) -- Two people are behind bars Monday after police found them with hundreds of dollars' worth of stolen baby formula from multiple supermarkets, according to the Sonora Police Department.

Police said 26-year-old Christina Andre and her brother, 29-year-old Joseph Zumwalt, were at the Save Mart supermarket on Stockton Road just after 7 p.m. and were reported to have stolen multiple cans of baby formula worth about $200.

Inside their car, police found another $200 worth of baby formula stolen from another grocery store in Oakdale.

Investigators said Andre and Zumwalt were planning on reselling the stolen baby formula in the Central Valley.

Both Zumwalt and Andre were also found carrying hypodermic needles, according to investigators.

Both suspects were booked at the Tuolumne County Jail on misdemeanor retail theft and drug charges, according to officials.