Child found safe after man steals mother’s car in SE Atlanta
A mother and her child were reunited Tuesday morning after someone stole the woman’s car and sped away with the child sitting in the back seat, officials said.
The child was still inside the car when it was found abandoned in southeast Atlanta about three miles from where it had been stolen, Atlanta police said in a statement. The child, who appeared to be a young girl, was not harmed, Channel 2 Action News reported.
The theft happened about 8:10 a.m. at a location along Atlanta Avenue, police said. The child’s mother told officers that she left the car running and a man hopped inside and drove off.
Officers began canvassing the area searching for the car and the girl. It was found abandoned in the 600 block of Newtown Circle shortly after, police said.
The suspect in the incident has not been located, and it was not immediately clear if they had been identified. An investigation is ongoing.
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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.
