A MANHUNT is underway after a car was taken from a busy street – with a child inside.
The "extremely upsetting" incident took place in the Union Street area of Larkhall at around 4.15pm on New Year’s Eve (December 31).
Police say the car, a silver BMW 218D, was parked on the street and the driver, the mother of the child, left the vehicle for a few minutes.
When she returned she found it was gone.
Shortly afterwards the car was seen being driven back to where it had been parked and a male youth left the vehicle and made off.
The child was safe in the back.
The youth is described as white, of slim build, around 5ft 9ins and aged about 17 to 20 years old.
He was wearing a dark top with the hood up and dark bottoms.
Inspector Jim Mutter said: “Fortunately the child was not harmed but this was an extremely upsetting experience for the mother and our enquiries are ongoing to trace the youth who was seen driving and exiting the car. “We are asking anyone in the area at the time to check private CCTV and dash-cam to see if they have captured anything that could assist us. “We are also particularly keen to speak to two older women who were sitting on a bench nearby as they may have vital information that could assist with our enquiries.”
Anyone with any information is urged to contact Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 2136 of Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
