An Amish family had their horse and buggy stolen from a Walmart parking lot while they were shopping

• An Amish family in Michigan had their horse and buggy stolen from a Walmart parking lot, the police said.
• The horse and buggy were later recovered a little more than two miles away.
• The suspect, a 31-year-old woman, was charged with larceny, as well as larceny of livestock.

An Amish family had their horse and buggy stolen from a Walmart parking lot while they were inside shopping, the police said this week.

The Sturgis Department of Public Safety in Michigan said in a news release that the police were called to the Walmart in Sturgis, about 150 miles west of Detroit, on Saturday over a report of a stolen horse and buggy.

A truck driver, who was parked in the lot, told the police that he saw a woman stealing the buggy. He provided a description of the suspect.

Later that evening, the horse and buggy were found a little more than two miles away from the store, the statement said.

A woman, who was staying in a nearby motel, was arrested without incident, the police said.

The officials said the 31-year-old, who was not named, had already been approached by the police earlier in the day at the same Walmart, but they didn't disclose the reason for that initial contact.

She was charged with larceny and larceny of livestock, pending an arraignment, and is being held at St. Joseph County Jail, according to the Sturgis Department of Public Safety.

The horse was unharmed, and the family had their buggy returned, officials said.

According to Amish America, a website about Amish culture and communities, Michigan has the sixth largest Amish population in the US.

More than 10% of the state's Amish population live in a community near Centreville, roughly 14 miles from the Sturgis Walmart.

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