HEAR IT: Mom's frantic 911 call after thief steals Instacart driver's car with toddler inside
A routine Instacart delivery turned into every parent's nightmare after a Georgia mother's car was stolen with her 2-year-old daughter still inside, as newly released 911 audio and police body camera video capture the frantic rescue."Someone just stole my car and it has my 2-year-old daughter in it," the distraught mother tells an Atlanta 911 dispatcher in audio released by police.When the dispatcher asks whether the child is inside the vehicle, the mother replies, "Yes, my 2-year-old daughter was in the backseat. I was dropping off an Instacart order and I came back outside and my car is gone.
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A routine Instacart delivery turned into every parent's nightmare after a Georgia mother's car was stolen with her 2-year-old daughter still inside, as newly released 911 audio and police body camera video capture the frantic rescue."Someone just stole my car and it has my 2-year-old daughter in it," the distraught mother tells an Atlanta 911 dispatcher in audio released by police.When the dispatcher asks whether the child is inside the vehicle, the mother replies, "Yes, my 2-year-old daughter was in the backseat. I was dropping off an Instacart order and I came back outside and my car is gone. My daughter was inside."HELICOPTER FOOTAGE CAPTURES FLORIDA MAN ALLEGEDLY ABANDONING CHILD DURING HIGH-SPEED CHASE FROM DEPUTIESMoments later, she cries out again, "My daughter was inside!"The ordeal unfolded around 4:36 p.m. on July 30, according to the Atlanta Police Department.Police said the vehicle had been left running with the toddler inside while her mother delivered an Instacart order.LICENSE PLATE CAMERAS ARE TRACKING DRIVERS EVERYWHEREOfficers with the department's Auto Crimes Enforcement Unit immediately began searching for the vehicle and used the city's license plate readers to locate the car, the suspect and the child in under 15 minutes, according to police.Body camera video released by the department shows officers surrounding the stolen vehicle and ordering the driver to raise his hands and get out."Hands up!
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- A routine Instacart delivery turned into every parent's nightmare after a Georgia mother's car was stolen with her 2-year-old daughter still inside, as newly released 911 audio and police body camera video capture the frantic rescue."Someone just stole my car and it has my 2-year-old daughter in it," the distraught mother tells an Atlanta 911 dispatcher in audio released by police.When the dispatcher asks whether the child is inside the vehicle, the mother replies, "Yes, my 2-year-old daughter was in the backseat. I was dropping off an Instacart order and I came back outside and my car is gone.
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