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Peel police say 96-year-old woman found after car stolen with her still inside

Peel Regional Police are investigating after a vehicle was stolen in Mississauga Saturday while a 96-year-old woman was still inside. Jeremy Cohn / Global News

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Police say a 96-year-old woman has been found safe after a car was stolen with her inside in Mississauga, Ont.

Peel Regional Police say the driver stepped out of the blue Toyota Sienna van that was parked in a plaza on Saturday afternoon.

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Police say the driver then observed someone getting into the vehicle and driving off with the woman still inside.

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They say the woman was found about an hour later in Oakville, Ont., where the vehicle was abandoned.

Investigators are still searching for the suspect, described as a white man, 20 to 30 years old, with short, brown hair.

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