Man breaks van window at walmart in sturgis, Sturgis MI

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/14/2025 01:22 PM

Near S Centerville Rd, Sturgis, MI 49091

A man broke a window of a van parked at Walmart in Sturgis. A woman and a child were inside the van. Items were moved between the van and another vehicle. The people involved were last seen walking away from the van.

Audio|Source: St. Joseph County Sheriff, Police, Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

I have a suspicious at Walmart and Sturgis.

00:02

My caller said that a male broke out the window of a van and a female is currently inside the van and they hear a baby or child training.

00:12

Pretty white male, white female, row three over by the auto side.

00:21

Clear, did you have a color for the van?

00:25

Gold van, this is the Chevy.

00:29

3015 from Central.

00:30

Can you check your chat?

00:35

3015, you can show me out.

00:37

You can use the station.

00:39

I'll be out on a follow-up.

00:43

That's clear.

00:48

99 units be advised there's a dark Dodge Avenger parked near the van and they are moving things from the van to the Avenger and it is currently leaving we're still getting further

01:04

there if you get a direction of travel for the Avenger

01:12

they're advising they're still in the parking lot at this time we still have on the line

01:21

And the caller's advising the suspect man still there with the man.

01:30

You know, if it's just items that were put in the Avenger, it was the child putting the Avenger.

01:38

We're double-second on that now.

01:40

We're trying to get a direction of travel on the Avenger.

01:47

Callers advising they are coming back into the parking lot.

01:55

31, I'm in the area.

01:58

Clear, 31.

02:04

Callers advising they're walking away from the van now.

02:11

15, clear my last.

02:13

Clear out to Walmart.

02:15

Clear 15.

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Near S Centerville Rd, Sturgis, MI 49091

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