Police: Suspect Steals SUV In South Philly With Child Inside, Abandons Baby On Street Corner
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia Police say that on Thursday, just after 5:30 p.m., a vehicle was stolen from 9th and Snyder Avenue in South Philadelphia.
Authorities say that a baby was inside the vehicle when it was stolen. They add that the child was dropped off on 9th and Emily Street, less than a block away from where the vehicle was originally taken.
The child was found and was not harmed and a search is underway for the vehicle.
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The baby girl was reunited with her mother following the incident. Eyewitness News spoke with the woman who found the little girl on the street.
"I crossed the street and I was seeing the baby," said Zuri Crisanto. "I called the cops and I say somebody left a baby outside on a corner." Crisanto explained that she held the crying baby until police came.
"Thank God she was fine," Crisanto said.
Police say they are searching for a blue 2014 Toyota Rav4.