Kids found safe after being taken inside stolen SUV in Chicago's River West

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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.

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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.