A car thief who stole an SUV from an east Vancouver driveway Tuesday morning also nabbed a 3-year-old girl strapped into a car seat in the back. The child was later dropped off at a medical clinic.
The incident occurred around 9 a.m. in the 4700 block of Northeast 119th Avenue. Vancouver police said a woman parked in the driveway of her babysitter’s home and left the engine running while she escorted her other children into the house. When she emerged, her 2022 Volkswagen Atlas SUV was gone.
She immediately called 911, and was on the phone with dispatchers, when a call came in that a man had dropped off a child in front of the Sea Mar medical clinic at 11801 N.E. 65th St., then drove away.
Mother and daughter were soon reunited, and Vancouver police said Wednesday the vehicle was located, unoccupied.
