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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. | The owner of the car had left it "momentarily" outside the Limelite pub in Jock's Lodge with the child inside. |
| Not harmed | Not harmed |
| The boy was reunited with his family within 15 minutes but officers said it had been a distressing experience for them. | |
| 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. | 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." |