(La Porte, IN) - Police nabbed a thief at the La Porte County Fair Monday night.

Around 9:00 pm, county sheriff’s deputies were notified of a possible theft at Community Building 1.  Officers tailed the suspect, a woman in a motorized wheelchair.

According to reports, they observed her at a booth on the main concourse hide a stuffed toy dog under her dress. Upon confronting the woman, officers discovered that she had stolen from other booths items such as a key chain, and two sterling silver rings. The total value of all the goods was approximately $136.

The tearful 39-year-old La Porte woman retuned the items and apologized to each of the vendors, who did not press charges. The woman was kicked out of the fairgrounds