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17-year-old stole woman’s car with her son still inside, Dallas police say

Authorities took the teen into custody about 45 minutes later, and the boy was found safe.

A teenager was in custody Thursday after a woman’s car was stolen with her child still inside in Pleasant Grove.

Dallas police say the woman had stopped at a doughnut shop in the 9100 block of Bruton Road, near North Prairie Creek Road, about 7:45 a.m. She left her car running with her 8-year-old son inside, police said.

A young man she didn’t know hopped in and drove off — with the boy still in the vehicle, police said.

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Officers were able to get GPS tracking information for the vehicle from a dealership, and the department’s helicopter spotted the car on Bruton Road about 8:30 a.m. and began to pursue it.

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The driver apparently realized he was being followed, police said, and he and a female passenger bailed out of the vehicle.

Police found the pair in the 2000 block of Lewiston Avenue, about a mile from where the car had been stolen.

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Officers said the boy was found safe at a nearby elementary school and reunited with his mother.

The suspect, a 17-year-old whose name was not released, is expected to face charges of kidnapping and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, police said.

Staff writer Dana Branham contributed to this report.

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