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• As an Amish couple from Shipshewana, Indiana, shopped at a Walmart in Sturgis, Michigan, Lona Latoski, 31, allegedly climbed inside their buggy and directed their horse away from the parking lot, MLive.com reports.
A witness saw the woman drive off and thought it was odd that she wasn't Amish, but didn't report the theft.
When the couple came out and realized their ride was gone, a truck driver offered them shelter from the cold and alerted police, who tracked down the buggy at an Admiral gas station, where it was parked.
Latoski was located in the motel next door, hiding under a pile of clothing in a shower. She admitted taking the horse and buggy and said she had "instant regret ... but she was cold and needed to get home," the officer said.
"I asked her if she had ever had any training with equestrians," he said. "She did not know what 'equestrian' meant."
(Apparently, nor did the officer.)
Latoski was charged with larceny of livestock and general larceny.