GIRL, 4, TAKEN WITH CARJACKED SUV.Byline: Staff and Wire Services NORTHRIDGE - A 4-year-old girl was inside an SUV when it was carjacked from her mother Friday afternoon in a Costco parking lot, police said. The mother was outside the 1999 black Lexus 450 sport utility vehicle when a man in a yellow baseball cap hit her on the head with an unknown object, then jumped in the vehicle, police said. ``He took off and her 4-year-old daughter was in the car,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police spokesman Officer Don Cox. A second man came up, grabbed the mother's purse, then jumped in a white SUV and followed the black SUV out of the parking lot, Cox said. The carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger at 8810 Tampa Avenue was reported at 3:50 p.m., police said. ``The mother of the child had just placed the child inside the vehicle when the mom was accosted ac·cost tr.v. ac·cost·ed, ac·cost·ing, ac·costs 1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. 2. To solicit for sex. ,'' said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Cmdr. Michael Moore  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . The mother made an emotional plea late Friday night for her daughter's safe return, KCAL-TV (Channel 9) reported. ``Please bring her back. We don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. about anything else,'' said Muniran Surani. She told her daughter she loved and missed her very much. ``Don't be scared. We'll get you soon,'' she said. The suspect in the black Lexus was last seen driving northbound on Tampa in the vehicle, California license plate 4DIM128, police said. The child has black hair and brown eyes, and is 3 feet tall, weighing 34 pounds, police said. She was wearing a navy blue T-shirt with an orange soccer ball on the front, navy blue pants with orange stripes down each side and blue tennis shoes, Moore said. The woman was treated at the scene for injuries to her head, said Los Angeles police Officer Jason Lee. Police were searching the area with a helicopter and ground units, he said. Anyone who has seen the SUV was asked to call authorities. |
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