A Jeep with a toddler in the back seat was stolen and then abandoned according to San Diego police Saturday.
The theft occurred about 8:00 p.m. Saturday on W. Point Loma Blvd., east of Nimitz Blvd.
Police tried to track the Jeep with a cell phone left in the vehicle but a phone call tipped them off to the location of the vehicle.
Officers found the Jeep about 40 minutes later with the child safely asleep in the back seat.