A man stole a car with a baby inside in Northeast D.C. on Wednesday and then returned the vehicle and child minutes later, authorities say. A witness tells News4 she saw the carjacker park, look around and run.
The car was stolen from Third and K streets NE just after 8 p.m., D.C. police said. It was returned a short time later.
Resident Stephanie Purifoy was home when she heard screaming and crying, she said Thursday morning. She went onto her balcony and heard a man telling workers at a nearby restaurant that his car had been stolen with his baby inside.
A police car arrived within minutes and the man and a woman began talking with an officer, Purifoy said.
“Right as that happened, this silver car comes up on Third Street, parks on the corner and a man gets out of the car and sprints down the block,” she said. “He got out of the car, looked, saw the officer and bolted.”
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The man and woman ran to the car and took out the child, who looked no older than 2 years old and appeared to be OK, Purifoy said.
Officers searched for evidence inside a silver sedan, News4 footage shows.
The search for a suspect is ongoing. No identifying information was released.
