Kids found safe after being taken inside stolen SUV in Chicago's River West
CHICAGO - Three children who were inside an SUV when it was stolen Wednesday night in Chicago's River West neighborhood have been found safe.
A man hopped into a Chevy Equinox that was left running with three children in the backseat around 8:27 p.m. in the 800 block of West Superior Street, police said.
The man drove to the 700 block of North Green Street where he let the children—ages 13, 5 and 3—out of the vehicle before driving away, police said.
The SUV was found a short time later in the Little Village neighborhood, according to police.
No one is in custody as Area Three detectives investigate.