2 people arrested after stolen car spotted in Sturgis

The Sturgis Department of Public Safety said Tuesday that officers were alerted Sunday morning to a reported stolen vehicle located in Sturgis after a license plate scanner camera detected the number and identified as a car taken from Kendallville, Indiana. Sturgis officers located the vehicle in the area of ​​Fawn River Road and South Lakeview Avenue and attempted to stop the driver. The vehicle took off and drove through residential areas before finally stopping. The driver and a passenger fled the vehicle on foot.

The female passenger was quickly taken into custody, while the driver could not initially be located by Sturgis officers and St. Joseph County deputies. A Michigan State Police K-9 unit was called and the driver was found hiding in the backyard of a nearby home.