A parked car in Larkhall was taken with a child inside during an “extremely upsetting” incident.
Officers are investigating the incident, which happened at around 4.15pm on Tuesday (December 31) after the vehicle was taken from the Union Street area.
The drive left her silver BMW 218D for a few minutes with her child inside. When she returned the car was gone, along with her child.
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 of the car.
The suspect has been described as white, of slim build, around 5ft 9ins and 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 who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2136 of Tuesday, 31 December, 2024.
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