SUV Stolen With Kids Inside; Children Abandoned In Cinnaminson: Police

DELRAN, NJ — A vehicle with three children inside was stolen Tuesday evening from a Delran parking lot, police said. The kids and the SUV later turned up in Cinnaminson, but authorities need help cracking the case.

Delran police reported at 8:22 p.m. to Walgreens on Route 130 for a stolen vehicle. The caller advised law enforcement that he left his car running in the parking lot while he went into the store. His three children — ages 8, 6 and 5 — were inside the vehicle.

Further investigation showed that the suspect — unidentified as of Friday morning — drove away with the green 2010 Nissan Pathfinder with the children inside to the Cinnaminson Motor Lodge motel on Route 130, police said. They had one child exit the vehicle.

The suspect then drove to Wynwood Drive, Cinnaminson, where they had the two remaining children exit the car, police said. Then they abandoned the vehicle on Buttonwood Lane in the township, according to authorities.

Cinnaminson police had received calls beginning at 8:23 p.m. Tuesday for the missing kids. One child was at the Cinnaminson Motor Lodge, while the other two turned up at the township's AT&T store. Cinnaminson EMS checked on the children, who were unhurt and reunited with their parents.

As police seek the suspect, they're looking to identify two people seen on surveillance video at Walgreens. Authorities did not say whether either was involved in the incident.

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Anyone with information about their identities can contact Delran police at 856-461-4444 or the confidential tip line at 856-461-9010.