An 8-year-old girl from Bedford, Ohio, took her mother’s car to drive to Target on Sunday morning.
An 8-year-old girl is safe at her Ohio home after taking her mother’s car and driving it to a nearby Target, police said.
Bedford Police released a Facebook post about the young girl’s Target run on Sunday morning.
“I finally found a woman who is in a hurry to shop at Target more than my wife,” the Facebook post reads. “8 years in a hurry. That’s right, an 8-year-old took mom’s car this morning and drove to Target in Bainbridge to shop.”
8-year-old told police she hit a mailbox
The girl made it to the store, where she was immediately found by Bainbridge, Ohio, police, according to the social media post. Officers noticed her mother’s 2020 Nissan Rogue in the store’s parking lot, WJW reported, citing police officials.
“I’m not sure what she bought or if she was even able to use her Target app to save 5%,” police wrote in the post. “We let her finish her Frappuccino. We mean no harm.”
The girl was not injured during her ride, but told officers she “hit a mailbox,” according to WJW.
Police did not disclose how far the girl drove, but WJW used Google Maps to determine that the store was more than 10 miles from where she reported her missing, making her drive about 20 to 25 minutes.
