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| Fake officer steals car with baby | |
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| A thief posing as a police officer dumped a baby on a pavement after finding him in a car he had stolen. | |
| The child was in the back of a silver Lexus stolen by a man wearing a police jacket in Bolton, Greater Manchester. | |
| His parents endured a "horrendous" wait before the boy was brought back to the scene on Hypatia Street in a Nissan Micra about 30 minutes later. | |
| Officers hunting for the Micra found it crashed, and a 39-year-old man was arrested. | |
| Greater Manchester Police said the parents' ordeal began at 1715 GMT on Thursday when the mother was approached by a man while sitting in her Lexus. | |
| Believing he was a police officer, she began to get out of the vehicle before being pulled out of the way. | Believing he was a police officer, she began to get out of the vehicle before being pulled out of the way. |
| This was a horrendous ordeal for the family who were left absolutely distraught that their baby was taken from them Det Con Graham Clare | This was a horrendous ordeal for the family who were left absolutely distraught that their baby was taken from them Det Con Graham Clare |
| She managed to get her other son - aged two - out of the car but could not reach her baby. | She managed to get her other son - aged two - out of the car but could not reach her baby. |
| Police know the Lexus was involved in a hit-and-run collision on Bury Road, outside the Black Horse Pub, about 15 minutes later. | Police know the Lexus was involved in a hit-and-run collision on Bury Road, outside the Black Horse Pub, about 15 minutes later. |
| No-one was injured and the offender drove off, but the car is yet to be recovered. | No-one was injured and the offender drove off, but the car is yet to be recovered. |
| At 1745 GMT, the distraught parents were still standing at the scene of the theft when a man in a Micra pulled up and put their baby on the pavement. | At 1745 GMT, the distraught parents were still standing at the scene of the theft when a man in a Micra pulled up and put their baby on the pavement. |
| Police were alerted to the Micra and a short time later a patrol officer spotted it turning into Thicketford Road, towards Winchester Way. | Police were alerted to the Micra and a short time later a patrol officer spotted it turning into Thicketford Road, towards Winchester Way. |
| Suspect in hospital | Suspect in hospital |
| By the time the officer turned his car around to follow, he found it had crashed into a Citroen Xsara and a Volkswagen Passat. | |
| The driver and two other people were injured in the collision. | The driver and two other people were injured in the collision. |
| Det Con Graham Clare said: "This was a horrendous ordeal for the family who were left absolutely distraught that their baby was taken from them. | Det Con Graham Clare said: "This was a horrendous ordeal for the family who were left absolutely distraught that their baby was taken from them. |
| "Fortunately he was returned safe and well but the time he was missing must have felt like an eternity for his parents." | "Fortunately he was returned safe and well but the time he was missing must have felt like an eternity for his parents." |
| The man was arrested on suspicion of theft and kidnapping and is currently at hospital being treated for injuries to his leg and neck. | The man was arrested on suspicion of theft and kidnapping and is currently at hospital being treated for injuries to his leg and neck. |