Stolen truck with child inside recovered, arrest made: Calgary police

A truck with a child inside of it was stolen Thursday morning in the southeast area of Manchester Industrial.

Calgary police told Global News around 8:58 a.m. police were called to the area of 600 block of 53 Avenue S.E.

The truck was stolen with the keys left inside the vehicle along with the victim’s 12-year-old child in the back seat, CPS said.

A short while later, police found the truck about a block and a half away, with the child safely still in the truck, uninjured.

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Police said the suspect had fled from the scene on foot and the K9 unit was deployed. The offender was found and taken into custody around 9:14 a.m.

Calgary police are reminding Calgarians to never leave a running vehicle unattended with the keys inside and to never leave children or pets in a running vehicle.

No word yet if charges will be laid.