MODESTO, Calif. — Update:
Police said the report from the reporting party was deemed to be false and that there is no threat to the community.
Original Story:
Police in Modesto are trying to track down a missing three-year-old who was taken along with a car from Safeway parking lot.
A Modesto Police Department Watch Commander said police responded around 7:30 p.m. to a report of a vehicle with a child inside that was taken from the McHenry Avenue Safeway. In a recent update, police said the vehicle was taken from 801 Oakdale Road.
The vehicle was ultimately found in the Airport area of Modesto, but the child was not, police said. Officers are investigating the suspicious circumstances in the area of Kerr Avenue and Tenaya Drive and are also investigating whether the vehicle actually had a child inside of it.
A Watch Commander told ABC10 that police were performing a large-scale search for the missing child and anyone else who might have been involved.
No additional information about the incident or a description of the child was available at the time of publication.
Police said this is an isolated incident with no threat to public safety.
Anyone with information on the incident can call Modesto Police Department dispatch at 209-552-2470.
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