NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven Police say they are investigating a stolen auto that was taken with a two-year-old child inside. Officers located the two year old and the car.
Police say it happened around 3:30 p.m. when the chid’s mother stopped to pick up a food order at a downtown Chapel Street restaurant. The moter left her son alone in the car, with the engine running.
A thief jumped in the car and drove away with the child in the vehicle. Officers found the child unharmed several blocks away on Beers Street.
Just before 8:00 p.m., NHPD Narcotics Enforcement Unit members found the unoccupied stolen vehicle on Springside Avenue between Blake Street and Hard Street. As part of the investigation, detectives impounded the black Acura SUV and held it for forensic testing.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6316.
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