Los Angeles police seek help identifying young boy found in car after attempted theft in Highland Park
HIGHLAND PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a young child who was found inside a car, along with a dog, after someone failed to steal it.
It all unfolded Sunday morning on North Avenue 52 in Highland Park, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim told officers that a man tried to take his car before running away.
“The victim then observed that an approximately 2-year-old child and a dog were left behind in the victim’s vehicle,” the department said in a press release.
Officers searched the area for the suspect but could not find him.
Meanwhile, the young boy is in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services. Authorities say efforts to identify the child have been unsuccessful, and nobody has contacted police looking for him.
He was wearing a light gray quarter-zip weather and has curly brown hair.
The dog, who police say appeared to be family with the boy, was placed in the care of Los Angeles County Animal Services.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police at (323) 561-3211 or the DCFS Hotline at (800) 540-4000.
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