Vehicle with children inside stolen in Sylvan Lake

The children were in a vehicle when it was stolen in Sylvan Lake on Thursday, local RCMP said.

They were found unharmed shortly after the vehicle was stolen around 4pm in the Reynolds Road area.

Police say the thief abandoned the vehicle in a driveway and fled.

Officers and canine units could not find them.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area between 3:45 and 4:15 p.m. is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.

The thief is believed to be approximately 5’10” tall and of medium build. At the time, they were wearing a heavy dark jacket with a hood, a brown flat-brimmed baseball hat, blue jeans and white shoes.