3 in jail after hundreds of cans of baby formula recovered during traffic stop in Washington

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WASHINGTON, Washington County — Three individuals suspected of running a criminal conspiracy were arrested after a search of their vehicle revealed thousands of cans of baby formula reportedly stolen from various stores.

Officers were dispatched Saturday to a retail theft reported at Walmart on Telegraph in Washington, in Washington County.

Upon arrival, officers learned that on Friday, a suspect was captured on the store's surveillance camera taking several containers of baby formula and exiting the store without paying for the items, which had a combined value of $142.

Later that same day, officers conducted a traffic stop on a white SUV and inside they found "thousands of dollars worth of baby formula." One of the people was identified as Chase Odell, 33, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, and matched the description of the person involved in the theft at the Walmart in Washington, police say.

Odell was also arrested for investigation of conspiracy to commit retail theft, since he was in a vehicle with two other individuals, one of whom was suspected of stealing baby formula from a department store by concealing it in their clothing, police said.

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