Man steals car with child in backseat in Holly Hill, leaves him in another part of the city
A man stole a vehicle with a child in it in Holly Hill Thursday morning but freed the toddler in another part of the city as he escaped, police said.
The 2-year-old was found unharmed and reunited with his parents, said Holly Hill Police Chief Jeff Miller.
Police are looking for the suspect who appears to be a teenager. He is at large in a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan with Florida license plate AJ79FA, Miller said.
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Miller said the incident occurred when the child's mother pulled up to the home of the child's grandmother in the 200 block of Clifton Avenue and dashed into the house for a brief time.
The woman left the 2-year-old boy secured in a car seat in the back of the vehicle with the engine running.
That was when the suspect jumped into the car and took it, Miller said.
About 30 minutes later, a Good Samaritan found the child on the side of the road in the 200 block of State Avenue and called the police.
"The child was unharmed and has since been reunited with his parents," Miller said.
Anyone who sees the car or has information on its whereabouts is asked to call Holly Hill police Sgt. Tom Bentley at 386-248-9478.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Thief takes car with child in it
