2/25/14 - Deputies from the Livingston County Sheriff's Department responded to Walmart in Genoa Township after a man reportedly attempted to walk off with a cart containing a baby. A Fowlerville couple had taken their 6-month-old daughter to the retailer on Sunday night and turned away from the girl to look at some merchandise. They say that's when the suspect, a 52-year-old Howell man, grabbed their cart and began to walk away. The couple says they shouted for the man to stop, but he continued to walk away, so they had to chase him down and recover their daughter on foot. He claimed that he had grabbed the wrong cart by mistake, and that he did not notice the baby or its large red carrier. The incident was reported to the Sheriff's Department as a possible attempted kidnapping, and deputies responded to the store. They found the man at the checkout aisle, and though he was not arrested a report of the incident has been submitted to the county prosecutor for possible charges. Sheriff Bob Bezotte says the couple reacted well to the situation by spotting the problem quickly and reporting it to authorities. He says the store and its employees reacted properly as well, cooperating with police and providing security footage. He says the security footage shows the man look at the cart, look away, then grab it and walk away. (TD)
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