DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- A man was arrested after reportedly stealing a vehicle with a child inside Thursday afternoon.

Several Dayton Police Department cruisers were spotted in the area of Woodman Drive and Linden Avenue in the afternoon of June 5. Police on scene told 2 NEWS they apprehended a suspect in an alleged kidnapping incident.

Police say the initial call was for an assault on E. Third Street earlier this afternoon. There, a suspect reportedly assaulted the child's mother before taking the keys and vehicle with the child still in the backseat.

The suspect fled the scene, with police eventually tracking the stolen vehicle to the Woodman Drive and Linden Avenue intersection.

Police say the suspect was taken into custody and the baby is unharmed.

Investigation is ongoing.

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