A teenage girl accompanied by a 5-year-old child stole a patrol car yesterday in Northeast Philadelphia and took it for a joyride, police said.
The girl, who was not immediately identified, crashed the car in North Philadelphia after dropping off the child.
Police said the girl jumped behind the wheel of the car about 5:40 p.m. while an officer was interviewing a complainant on the 1200 block of Gilham Street. With police looking for her, the driver dropped off the child with a relative, authorities said.