Police are urging drivers and residents to help them in their search for a baby who was kidnapped when she was sitting in the back of a car which was stolen in Parrish, Alabama.
A baby is feared to be in ‘extreme danger’ after she was kidnapped while sitting in the back of a car.
Police say they have launched a huge search for the little girl overnight after the vehicle was snatched while she was inside, from Crest Avenue, in Parrish, Alabama, at around 6.50pm.
Harlow Darby Freeman, a 9-month-old girl, is described as white, with brown hair and blue eyes, who was last seen wearing a tie dye onesie and pink shorts.
Police have not released details of the circumstances surrounding the kidnapping, but the Harlow’s family say their SUV was stolen while she was inside. Her dad had briefly run into a friend’s house when she was taken.
Harlow’s aunt, Melinda Hutchison, told reporters that the little girl’s father left her in the vehicle for a minute to run inside a friend’s house.
The baby’s mom, Bethany Smith, pleaded to the kidnapper last night: ‘I’m begging you to please bring by baby to me.’
She posted a desperate appeal on Facebook, saying: ‘Be on the lookout for a 2009 white Lexus SUV RX 350 damage to the back right.
‘My car was stolen and the baby was in the back seat in her car seat!!! Please help!!! Car was stolen out of Parrish.
‘If you’re reading this and you know anything. All I ask is for my baby back. Y’all can keep the car!!!!! Just bring me my baby and no questions asked! Car was stolen from downtown Parrish between 6:30-6:50pm.’
She added in a second post: ‘You can drop the baby off wherever you want just call me or message me and let me know where she is. No questions asked I swear.’
The family is offering a $5,000 reward for the baby’s safe return. Police are appealing to the public for assistance in helping to track down the infant and return her safely home to the family.
Police shared a description and pictures of little Harlow Freeman, and posted a statement on their Facebook page on Monday night, reading: ‘The Parrish Police Department is on the scene of a 9 month old child that was kidnapped at approximately 6:50 pm. from a residence on Crest Avenue in Parrish.
‘The child is a W/F [white female] approximately 20 pounds. The vehicle is described as a white 2009 Lexus RX350 tag number 3880AR8.
‘The vehicle has damage on the rear passenger side and appears to be taped with clear tape. Anyone with information call the Parrish Police Department 205-686-9991 or 911. We will update as information becomes available.’
