PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WHDH) - A 3-year-old child has been found safe after being taken by a car thief in Providence.

Police said a woman called 911 last night when her car was stolen from a McDonald’s parking lot with the child inside.

The car and the child were found a short time later outside the Omni Hotel.

The suspect tried to get away on a public bus, but officers followed and arrested him, police said.

No additional information was immediately available.

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