Police arrest suspect in vehicle theft
Posted: Jun 21, 2016 2:34 PM EDT
La Grange County deputies arrested a man they say stole a Jeep out of a parking lot in Wolcottville.
Deputies were called to the Lassus Handy Dandy at 400 N. Main around 2 a.m. Monday.
The victim reported the theft of a 2004 Jeep Wrangler from the parking lot.
Deputies said they developed a person of interest and during the afternoon hours, had a brief encounter with the stolen vehicle and witnessed it being driven by the person of interest.
A short time later, the vehicle was located in Sturgis.
Mitchell L. Troyer, 26, was arrested by Sturgis Police.
Charges in La Grange County are pending.