Current:Home > Finance8-year-old who drove to an Ohio Target in mom's SUV caught on dashcam video: Watch -Prime Capital Blueprint
8-year-old who drove to an Ohio Target in mom's SUV caught on dashcam video: Watch
Fastexy Exchange View
Date:2025-04-08 22:30:20
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! (36826)
Related
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Kevin McCarthy ousted from House Speakership, gag order for Donald Trump: 5 Things podcast
- 3 officers shot in Philadelphia while responding to 911 call about domestic shooting
- Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby town
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- Voter rolls are becoming the new battleground over secure elections as amateur sleuths hunt fraud
- Maryland Supreme Court to hear arguments on Syed case
- Elite pilots prepare for ‘camping out in the sky’ as they compete in prestigious gas balloon race
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- Seahawks' Jamal Adams apologizes for outburst at doctor following concussion check
Ranking
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Ciara Shares Pivotal Moment of Ending Relationship With Ex Future
- Top Wisconsin Senate Republican calls on Assembly to impeach state’s top elections official
- Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jail
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- JR Majewski, who quit Ohio GOP primary in May, rejoins race to challenge Democratic Rep. Kaptur
- 2023 MLB playoffs: Phillies reach NLDS as every wild-card series ends in sweep
- German customs officials raid properties belonging to a Russian national targeted by sanctions
Recommendation
Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins the 2023 Nobel Prize in literature
JR Majewski, who quit Ohio GOP primary in May, rejoins race to challenge Democratic Rep. Kaptur
Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil case
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
'It's personal': Lauren Holiday 'crushed' leaving Milwaukee after Bucks trade Jrue Holiday
Content moderation team cuts at X, formerly known as Twitter : 5 Things podcast
Victoria Beckham Shares Why She Was “Pissed Off” With David Beckham Over Son Cruz’s Birth