(La Porte County, IN) - The trend in crime in the area seems to be stealing from roadside farm stands.

According to La Porte County Police, one of the recent thefts occurred Sunday afternoon at a farm stand in Union Mills.  Three pumpkins and nine batches of cookies were among the stolen items along with candles, wax melts and room sprays.

The stolen merchandise was valued at more than $300.

Also recently, a roadside farm stand in the Wanatah area had about $100 taken from a cash deposit box.   The box is for customers to pay for items when nobody is manning the stand.

In addition, police said other thefts have occurred at roadside farm stands in Galien, Michigan and to the west in Lake County.  So far, no arrests have been reported.