Philadelphia Amber Alert: 6-year-old girl missing after car stolen found safe

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A 6-year-old girl who went missing after a car was stolen outside a Philadelphia pizza place has been found safe.

Police say the child was dropped off at the 35th District Headquarters on Wednesday morning unharmed.

The vehicle was located in the parking lot of a Checkers at Broad Street and Nedro Avenue.

There was no word on any arrests or a suspect description.

Police say the girl was in the backseat of a car that was stolen around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the city’s Germantown section.

An Amber Alert was issued at 6:10 a.m. Wednesday.

The mother told police she stopped at Giovanni’s Pizzeria on the 5600 block of Greene Street for pizza. She left her 6-year-old daughter in the backseat of the car, with the engine running.

The child was awake. When the mother came out with her pizza, the car was gone.

Investigators say there has been a recent increase in stolen vehicles in the area.