Suspect steals car with child inside in Westchester County, police say

Police searching for man who stole car with child inside

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- A child is safe after the car they were in was stolen in Westchester County. 

It happened around 8 a.m. Thursday on Stratford Road near Warwick Avenue in Eastchester. Police said they were looking for multiple suspects.

We're told a father started his car, put one of his kids in it and walked about 30 feet away to a bus stop with his other child.

According to police, a suspect jumped into the running car and took off, but after a few blocks, he left the car and got into a getaway vehicle.

The child who was in the vehicle was not hurt.

"The mother was hysterical. I said, 'Are you OK? Do you need help?'" one witness said. "But I see this woman clutching her children, shaking."

Police later found that getaway car in New Jersey; they say it had been stolen.

The Eastchester School District sent a letter home to parents about the incident.

Police said there has been a spike in stolen vehicles in the area over the last two years. They're reminding drivers not to leave cars running or with keys inside. 

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