Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh’s car was stolen on Thursday while she stopped into a local bakery, according to the councilmember and the Metropolitan Police Department.

D.C. Police are searching for a dark blue Subaru Outback, which was reported stolen at 12:45 p.m. from the front of Bread Furst Bakery, where Cheh had parked and left the car unlocked and running, per the police report.

“Earlier today, I stopped by my neighborhood bakery for what I thought would just be a moment, and my car was stolen. No one was harmed and and MPD is in search of my vehicle,” Cheh shared in a Twitter post. “These things can happen in an instant, they are crimes of opportunity, so I urge everyone to stay alert and take precautions—like double checking that your car is locked, never leave it running, and using anti-theft devices.”

Cheh was not injured during the theft. A spokesperson for the councilmember declined to share more details about the incident.

The car was last seen going south on Connecticut Ave., followed by another vehicle that the suspect originally got out of, according to the MPD report. Cheh’s cellphone was later recovered in Northeast.

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“I’d like to thank the very kind gentleman who found my phone (apparently it was tossed from the car) and waited outside for over an hour in order for it to be recovered by MPD,” Cheh continued on Twitter.

NBC4’s Mark Segraves reported that her car did not have her personalized D.C. Council tags, contrary to earlier reports.

There’s been an uptick in stolen cars this year — in August, auto thefts were reported at a 39% increase from a year prior, and as of December 17, they’re up 49%.