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Car stolen with toddler in back | Car stolen with toddler in back |
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A car which was stolen with a three-year-old boy in the back seat has been found abandoned about half a mile from where it was taken, police said. | A car which was stolen with a three-year-old boy in the back seat has been found abandoned about half a mile from where it was taken, police said. |
The child is said to be safe and well and has been returned to his family. | The child is said to be safe and well and has been returned to his family. |
The grey BMW 4x4 was taken at about 1550 GMT from the Willowbrae Road area of Edinburgh. | The grey BMW 4x4 was taken at about 1550 GMT from the Willowbrae Road area of Edinburgh. |
The owner of the car had left it "momentarily" outside the Limelite pub in Jock's Lodge with the child inside. | |
Not harmed | |
The boy was reunited with his family within 15 minutes but officers said it had been a distressing experience for the family. | |
Police describe the suspects as aged between 18 and 25. One of them was in a dark coloured hooded top with distinctive light blue stripes. | |
They issued descriptions of the two men who took the car. | They issued descriptions of the two men who took the car. |
The suspects are described as being between 18 and 25-years-old, of medium build and casually dressed. | The suspects are described as being between 18 and 25-years-old, of medium build and casually dressed. |
The first was wearing a distinctive sky blue and white tracksuit top. | The first was wearing a distinctive sky blue and white tracksuit top. |
The second suspect was wearing a dark-coloured hooded top with distinctive light blue stripes from shoulder to waist and was wearing dark bottoms. | The second suspect was wearing a dark-coloured hooded top with distinctive light blue stripes from shoulder to waist and was wearing dark bottoms. |
Inspector Alan Bowie said: "Fortunately the child has not been harmed during this incident. Nevertheless, this has been a very distressing experience for the family. | Inspector Alan Bowie said: "Fortunately the child has not been harmed during this incident. Nevertheless, this has been a very distressing experience for the family. |
"We are appealing for anyone who was in the Willowbrae Road area at the time, and may have information to help us find the suspects, to contact police immediately." | "We are appealing for anyone who was in the Willowbrae Road area at the time, and may have information to help us find the suspects, to contact police immediately." |