Thief Steals Car In Detroit With Baby Inside, Child Found Safe: Police

DETROIT — A baby was found safe Friday afternoon in Detroit after a thief stole a woman's car with the child in the backseat, Detroit Police said.

Police said a woman briefly went inside a hair salon in the area of 7 Mile and Greenfield roads on Detroit’s west side, leaving her 1-year-old child in the car with the engine running.

That's when police said the thief stole the woman's car and drove a couple of blocks before dropping the baby off along a busy sidewalk, police said. The thief then drove away in the car, which police described as a dark blue 2019 Hyundai Accent with tinted windows.

Police said someone found the child and returned the baby to the mother. Police arrested three people, but were still looking for the car as of Friday evening, officials said.

Anyone with information was asked to contact the auto theft unit at 313-596-2555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up. All tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous.

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