UPDATE: Police said the woman was “completely unaware” she had taken the wrong shopping cart with the child, and investigators found no criminal intent was present during the incident.
UPDATE: Police said Wednesday night the female suspect reached out to the department and agreed to an interview.
HURST, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — Hurst police are searching for an elderly woman who they say tried abducting a 1-year-old child inside a Target Tuesday afternoon.
Just after 3 p.m. Dec. 17, police responded to the Target on Precinct Line Road in reference to an attempted child abduction.
During officers initial investigation, they found that an unknown woman approached a couple’s shopping cart with a child inside and walked away with it while the parents were shopping.
Police described the suspect as a white woman, believed to be 55-70 years old, with blonde hair. She was seen wearing a navy blue shirt with circular designs, a royal blue jacket, blue jeans and light-colored sneakers.
Hurst Police Department
She was driving a white 2007-2014 GMC Yukon Denali.
Target employees were shortly notified of the missing child and began a search. The child was found approximately four minutes later — still inside the store — after the suspect abandoned the cart and left the store.
A second person of interest was also being sought but was later found to not be involved.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Hurst Police Department at 817-788-7146.