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| Fake officer steals car with baby | Fake officer steals car with baby |
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| A mother whose baby was abducted when a thief posing as a police officer stole her car in Greater Manchester thought she would "never see him again". | A mother whose baby was abducted when a thief posing as a police officer stole her car in Greater Manchester thought she would "never see him again". |
| Four-month-old Jack was later dumped on a pavement after the silver Lexus, owned by his mother Emma Williams, was snatched on Hypatia Street, Bolton. | Four-month-old Jack was later dumped on a pavement after the silver Lexus, owned by his mother Emma Williams, was snatched on Hypatia Street, Bolton. |
| She said: "I was frantic because the speed he drove off at with Jack in the back, I didn't know what would happen." | |
| The baby was dumped 30 minutes later. A 39-year-old man has been arrested. | The baby was dumped 30 minutes later. A 39-year-old man has been arrested. |
| Jack's parents endured a "horrendous" wait before the baby was brought back in a different car, a Nissan Micra, which was later found crashed. | Jack's parents endured a "horrendous" wait before the baby was brought back in a different car, a Nissan Micra, which was later found crashed. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Emma Williams: "I got the two things back that you can't replace" | Emma Williams: "I got the two things back that you can't replace" |
| 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. |
| She managed to get her other son, two-year-old Lewis, out of the car but could not reach baby Jack. | She managed to get her other son, two-year-old Lewis, out of the car but could not reach baby Jack. |
| "He sped off with Jack in the back. I was screaming 'He's got my kids'." | "He sped off with Jack in the back. I was screaming 'He's got my kids'." |
| 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.The car had been parked outside offices when it was stolen | 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.The car had been parked outside offices when it was stolen |
| A short time later a patrol officer spotted the Micra turning into Thicketford Road, towards Winchester Way. | A short time later a patrol officer spotted the Micra turning into Thicketford Road, towards Winchester Way. |
| By the time the officer turned his car around to follow, he found it had crashed into a Citroen Xsara and a Volkswagen Passat. | 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. |