Police search for man who stole baby formula while wearing bonnet and dress

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Police are searching for a man who stole baby formula from a Florida Publix while wearing a blue bonnet cap and flowered dress.

The Cape Coral Police Department said that officers responded to a call for service at the Publix on Santa Barbara Boulevard on April 27th in reference to a retail theft.

A man was reportedly observed through surveillance video riding on a motorized cart wearing a blue bonnet cap, a black jacket, a red/purple flowered long dress, and white sneakers. He was seen selecting 28 Enfamil Formula cans. He concealed them under his dress and then left the store without paying.

The value of the items stolen was at least $450, police said. 

If you have any information on the identity of the suspect, please contact the Cape Coral Police Department at 239-574-3223. Tips can also be submitted online, through text (text CCPD+'Your Message' to 274637), or by calling Crimestoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.

This story was written in Orlando, Florida.