ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Niagara regional police say a child is safe and apparently in good health after the car he was in was stolen in St. Catharines, Ont.

Police say a father reported he'd left the car parked and unattended with the two-year-old inside on Friday afternoon and it was gone when he returned.

About 40 minutes after the theft was reported, police say they received a report that the child had been dropped off at a business in Grimsby, Ont.

Investigators say the child appeared to be well and in good health, but was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.

The stolen car was located in Hamilton.

Police say the circumstances of the child being left unattended and the theft of the car both remain under investigation.