Mom’s car stolen in L.A. with 3 young kids inside, dad dragged by pursuit suspect

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released new details Saturday about a dramatic car theft and kidnapping that left three young children injured and ended with a pursuit and crash in Malibu Friday night.

Deputies said the ordeal began around 6:40 p.m. outside a convenience store on the 5100 block of East Olympic Boulevard in East Los Angeles. A mother parked her gray Chrysler sedan with the engine running and her children — ages 8, 6 and 2 — inside, while the children’s father waited nearby in another car.

Moments later, a male adult suspect allegedly jumped into the Chrysler and drove off with the kids inside. The father tried to intervene but was dragged a short distance before falling, suffering upper-body injuries, according to LASD.

Deputies quickly located the vehicle an