Van forces horse-drawn buggy to stop in robbery

    Police say someone forced an Amish horse and buggy off a central Pennsylvania road to pull an armed robbery.

    Lancaster Newspapers reports the buggy was carrying three people early Monday morning when a white minivan pulled into its path and forced it to stop.

    East Lampeter police say a masked man demanded money, after which the three threw their wallets to him.

    The buggy driver then drove into a field to get away. No one was injured.

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