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Watch: 8-year-old girl takes mom's car for Target run, police find her shopping

By Chris Williams
Published  September 18, 2024 1:15pm EDT
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8-year-old takes mom's car for Target run, caught on dashcam

On September 15, police reported that an 8-year-old girl from Ohio was seen driving to a Target store. (Credit: Justin Kimery via Storyful)

The Brief 

    • An 8-year-old girl in Ohio drove her mother’s car to Target, covering about 10 miles.
    • Police found the child inside the store after she hit a mailbox along the way.
    • The girl was safely returned home, and officers humorously noted her enjoying a Frappuccino.

BEDFORD, Ohio - Police in Ohio said officers realized an 8-year-old girl had driven herself to Target after taking her mother's vehicle. 

According to WJW, Bedford Police received a call about a missing child. They later received a call "concerning a small child driving east on Rockside Road."

Police located the vehicle at a Target with the little girl shopping inside, according to the outlet. The little girl also told officers that she struck a mailbox during her drive, which was estimated to be about 10 miles between her home and the store. 

A sign is seen on the exterior of a Target store. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Officers also said the little girl was safely returned home. 

"Not sure what she bought, or if she was even able to use her Target app to save 5%," officers joked on their Facebook page. " We did let her finish her Frappuccino."

"We’re not mean," the post continued. 

The Source

  • The details in this story came from a Facebook post by the Bedford Police in Ohio, obtaining information from eyewitnesses. This story was reported from Los Angeles.