AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Two young boys were reunited with their mother after her car was stolen with them asleep in the back seat.
Police told FOX 8 News the mother stopped at a Dollar General store on Exchange Street at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday and went inside with the car running. A suspect got in the car and drove off.
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“It’s possible that he didn’t know that the kids were in there initially, but I would venture to guess that after he drove off, he was well aware there were kids in the car,” said Akron police Lt. Michael Murphy.
The car was discovered on Spicer Street 10 minutes after the mother’s hysterical 911 call from the store. The kids, ages 4 and 6, were still in the back seat, but very much awake…