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