Michael Schmidt|8-year-old girl drove mom's SUV on Target run: 'We did let her finish her Frappuccino'

2025-05-04 18:10:48source:AlgoFusion 5.0category:Finance

An 8-year-old girl is Michael Schmidtsafely inside her Ohio home after taking her mother's car and driving it to a nearby Target, police said.

Bedford police shared a Facebook post on Sunday morning about the young girl's Target run.

"Well I’ve finally found a woman who’s in more of a hurry to shop at Target than my wife," the Facebook post says. "More of (a) hurry by 8 years. That’s right an 8-year-old took mommy’s car this morning and drove to Target in Bainbridge to shop."

8-year-old told police she hit mailbox

The girl made it to the store where she was immediately located 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 law enforcement officials.

"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 did let her finish her Frappuccino. We’re not mean."

The girl was not injured during her trip, but she told officers that she "struck a mailbox," according to WJW.

Police did not say how far the girl drove, but WJW used Google Maps to determine that the store was more than 10 miles from where she reported missing, thus making her trip about a 20 to 25-minute drive.

More:Finance

Recommend

Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti

Haiti has been racked by political instabilityand intensifying, deadly gang violence.  Amid a Federa

Indiana Fever WNBA draft picks 2024: Caitlin Clark goes No.1, round-by-round selections

Here is a 2024 WNBA draft pick-by-pick breakdown for the Indiana Fever:Round 1 (No. 1 overall) — Cai

Lloyd Omdahl, a former North Dakota lieutenant governor and newspaper columnist, dies at 93

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Former North Dakota lieutenant governor and newspaper columnist Lloyd Omdah