Good Samaritan Tracks Down Man Who Stole Car with Toddler Inside, Holds Him Until Police Arrive

A couple in Portland, 🌲Oregon, experienced a parent’s worst nightmare on Friday morning when a man jumped into their running car and took off — with their 3-year-old inside.

It was around 8:00 a.m. near Northeast 16th Avenue near Shaver Street when the thief saw his opportunity and nabbed the car.

The father of the child immediately got into his car and pursued the thief, pulling off a maneuver and bringing the car to a halt about a mile from where they started.

T.P. Brown Jr., a local who spotted the chase, was impressed by the move even before he realized what was going on.

“I hear a Prius screaming down the side of me,” Brown told KPTV. “Had the lights flashing, honking the horn, almost as if a cop would do when he’s trying to get through an intersection.

“Sitting in my car, I was able to witness the Prius make contact with the other car in almost a pit maneuver. I was kind of taken aback like, ‘Oh wow! This is, this is happening.’

“At that point, the gentleman dropped out of the car, jumped into the other car through the passenger side door and began to wrestle or tussle with the driver.”

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