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  • 25
    Jan
    2013
    6:00am, EST

    Thief steals car, sleeping toddler after mom stops at garage sale

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    FORT WORTH - A man stole a car with a sleeping toddler inside Thursday afternoon.

    Fabiola Garcia said the thief jumped into her still-running car when she stopped at a garage sale at about 3:30 p.m. in South Henderson Street in Fort Worth, Texas.

    Her son, 2-year-old Ricardo Calderon, was sleeping inside the car.

    "They came across the street and told me the little boy was in the car, and I called the police back and told them it was a kidnapping," witness Bobby Duncan said.

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    Police say the car thief didn't go very far before stopping the car and letting little boy out about 15 minutes later.

    Garcia said she thanks God that Ricardo was not harmed.

    The stolen car was still missing late Thursday. Police were searching for the thief.

    NBCDFW.com

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    Oh wow man. I would be shaking so much that I probably wouldn't be able to dial the phone to call police. What a cute little kid. This could have turned out "much" worse. Take my car, house and everything I own man. Just don't hurt my family. I'll be happy to start all over again as long as I have m …

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