Crime & Safety
Child Found Safe After Car Stolen From Gas Station
The vehicle with the two-year-old girl inside was found abandoned near the scene of the initial theft.
DEKALB COUNTY, GA — A two-year-old girl was missing for a short time Monday morning after a car was stolen with the child inside.
Police said the car, a white Nissan Altima, was stolen from a Shell gas station on Flat Shoals Road.
The car was found a short time after the lookout was issued, abandoned nearby.
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UPDATE: Child found safe inside vehicle abandon at Wayfield Foods on Bouldercrest Rd. Cancel Lookout.
— DeKalb County Police (@DeKalbCountyPD) August 1, 2016
The vehicle did not have a license plate.
ALERT Wht 02 Nissan Altima no tag stolen from Shell on Flat Shoals Pkwy w/2 yoa bf in backseat. L/S west on Panthersville Rd call911 if seen
— DeKalb County Police (@DeKalbCountyPD) August 1, 2016
Correct location stolen from is 3639 Flat Shoals Rd. https://t.co/gyUuGASQuQ
— DeKalb County Police (@DeKalbCountyPD) August 1, 2016
No word yet on whether the suspected car thief has been apprehended.
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