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Child Found Safe After Car Theft on Chicago’s South Side

Area detectives are investigating after police quickly located the stolen SUV a few blocks from where it was taken.

Overview

  • A 10-year-old was in the back seat when two men stole a running white SUV around 11:21 p.m. in the 7300 block of S. Lafayette Avenue.
  • Officers broadcast a vehicle description, and the SUV was found shortly after in the 7400 block of S. Stewart Avenue.
  • Police reported the child was unharmed and had no injuries.
  • The vehicle’s owner, 30, had left the SUV running unattended when the theft occurred.
  • No one is in custody, and the suspects are described as two unknown male offenders as detectives pursue the case.