WATERBURY, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Waterbury police are seeking assistance in locating a vehicle that had a child inside when it was stolen on Monday.
Officers reported to a commercial business plaza on East Main Street at around 4:49 p.m. Monday in response to a complaint of a stolen car with a young girl inside.
Police determined that the owner of the vehicle left the car unlocked and running with her 12-year-old daughter in the back seat.
The owner left the car to check on her son who was attending an activity inside a business, police said.
When the owner headed back outside, police said she noticed her car was stolen while her daughter was still in the car.
Soon after, the 12-year-old returned to the area without injury, police said. The child indicated that she was let out of the car before the suspect left the parking lot, authorities explained.
Police are searching for a 2016 Black Dodge Charger with a CT Dealer Plate DV4838. The suspect operating the vehicle is possibly a black male, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Waterbury Police Detective Bureau at (203) 574-6941 or Crime Stoppers at (203) 755-1234.