Current:Home > Contact8-year-old who drove to an Ohio Target in mom's SUV caught on dashcam video: Watch -ChatGPT 說:
8-year-old who drove to an Ohio Target in mom's SUV caught on dashcam video: Watch
View
Date:2025-04-19 18:01:03
An 8-year-old girl made it home safely after taking her mother's car and driving it to a nearby Target in Ohio, police said Sunday and her drive to the store has been captured on dash camera footage.
The girl, who has not been identified, was enjoying a Frappuccino when she was located by the police, Bedford Police said in a post on Facebook.
"Well I’ve finally found a woman who’s in more of a hurry to shop at Target than my wife," Bedford Police said in a post on Facebook. "More of (a) hurry by 8 years. That’s right an 8-year-old took mommy’s car this morning and drove to Target in Bainbridge to shop."
Watch: 8-year-old's Target run captured on camera
Boy drives himself to school:9-year-old California boy leads police on chase while driving himself to school: Reports
Girl was found safe but she did strike a mailbox
Police tracked down the 8-year-old after family members reported her and her mother's 2020 Nissan Rogue to be missing shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday, the Bedford Police report said. Ring camera footage captured by the neighbor's security camera showed the girl "got into the SUV and drove off" around 7:00 a.m. with "no one but herself," the police report said. Police also received a call about a small child driving a vehicle that matched the description.
Video of the girl's drive captured shows the SUV swerving and constantly switching lanes as it moves on the road.
The girl was not injured during her trip but told officers that she "struck a mailbox," according to the police report. Police noted damage to the vehicle.
Girl found having Frappuccino inside store
The vehicle was eventually tracked down in Target's parking lot, about 25 minutes from the girl's house. The girl, meanwhile, was found inside the store and her family members drove to the store in Bainbridge to collect her, the police report said.
While it is not known if she bought anything or "if she was even able to use her Target app to save 5%," police said they did "let her finish her Frappuccino." It is also not known how she paid for her drink.
"We’re not mean," Bedford Police said in their post.
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
veryGood! (4549)
Related
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died
- Body cam video shows fatal Fort Lee police shooting unfolded in seconds
- Woman missing for 4 days on spiritual hiking trip found alive in Colorado
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York while awaiting rape retrial
- Federal government grants first floating offshore wind power research lease to Maine
- Louisiana is investigating a gas pipeline explosion that killed a man
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- Extreme heat takes a toll at Colorado airshow: Over 100 people fall ill
Ranking
- What to know about Tuesday’s US House primaries to replace Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz
- Detroit boy wounded in drive-by shooting at home with 7 other children inside
- 'It's happening': Mike Tyson and Jake Paul meet face to face to promote fight (again)
- Detroit boy wounded in drive-by shooting at home with 7 other children inside
- Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military
- Got cold symptoms? Here’s when kids should take a sick day from school
- Political newcomers seek to beat U.S. House, Senate incumbents in Wyoming
- Beyoncé's Mom Tina Knowles Gives Rare Details on Twins Rumi and Sir
Recommendation
See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
Powerball winning numbers for August 17 drawing: Jackpot rises to $35 million
Taylor Swift finally sings long awaited 'Reputation' track
The top 10 Heisman Trophy contenders entering the college football season
Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
Dolphins’ Tagovailoa says McDaniel built him up after Flores tore him down as young NFL quarterback
NFL preseason winners, losers: QBs make big statements in Week 2
3 are injured at a shooting outside a Kentucky courthouse; the suspect remains at large, police say