Watch: Thief Throws 13-Year-Old From Car And Drives Off

SOUTH OZONE PARK, QUEENS -- Cops are searching for the man who threw a 13-year-old passenger from a running car in Queens and stole it in broad daylight.

Video surveillance shows a hooded man yanking the teen from the vehicle parked outside a South Ozone Park home near 127th Street and 111th Avenue on Feb. 21 just before 3 p.m.

The teen had been waiting for a family member in the car's passenger seat when the man walked up to the car and began chatting with him, cops said.

Video shows the man start to walk away from the car before abruptly stopping and turning around. He is then shown yanking open the car door, grabbing the teen and throwing him onto the sidewalk before getting inside.

The man then sped away with the car, police said. The teen was not injured.

Cops estimated the man was in his 20s. He was last seen wearing a purple hoodie and tan pants.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Lead image via Patch.

Lead video via NYPD.