. >> reporter: michelle daye was at work this morning when she got the call that someone stole a car with her 12-year-old niece inside. >> it was just frightening. >> reporter: daytona beach police say it all started here on white court when they say the girl's mother got out of the car to pick up another kid for school. that's when police say the thief hopped in and took off with the woman's daughter still inside. investigators say the guy only got a few blocks down the road before he ditched the car here at eagle park apartments after they say he noticed the little girl in the backseat. eyewitnesses say they spotted complex just seconds after dumping the car. eyewitness news got a copy of the mother's 911 call just moments after she realized her daughter was gone. >> yes, my daughter's in the backseat. and what i'm mainly concerned about is she's in the backseat. >> oh, yeah, definitely. >> this is scary, somebody jump in the car or whatever and you have kids. it makes you think about your kids. >> reporter: how does it make you feel the person that did this is still on the loose?