Baby found safe after car taken from North Lawndale gas station

A 7-month-old infant girl was found safe after a man took off in the car she was inside of Thursday morning at a gas station on the city’s West Side, Chicago police said.

A 36-year-old woman was standing next to her vehicle at a gas station in the 1200 block of South Independence Avenue in the North Lawndale neighborhood around 10:40 a.m. when a 38-year-old man entered her vehicle and took off, police said. The 7-month-old baby was inside.

The vehicle was recovered a short time later, and the alleged thief was taken into custody, police said. The baby was taken to an area hospital where she was listed in good condition, police said.

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