REGINA – A boy is back home, unharmed after a man stole an unattended running car in the south end of Regina on Boxing Day as the 7-year-old slept in the front passenger seat. Police were called to the 4600 block of Albert Street at about 7:15 p.m. for a report of an auto theft.
The mother told police she was away for four minutes, visiting a nearby business and had left her car on with the doors unlocked.
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According to police, as they searched for the car, the women called them to let them know her son was found; he then told police the suspect let him out a block away.
The mother and child were driven back home by police.
Police are now looking for the suspect, described as an Aboriginal man wearing a black jacket.
The investigation is continuing.
News outlets were alerted to the Friday incident on Sunday.
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