A Florida child was reunited with his family on Thursday after his mothers car was stolen while he slept in the back seat, but the suspect is still at large, authorities said.
According to the Holly Hill Police Department, the childs mother ran inside a relatives house on 300 block of Clifton Avenue to grab something while her 2-year-old son slept in his car seat. In a matter of “seconds,” the suspect stole the vehicle with the child inside.
A short time later, a 911 caller reported the child had been left in the parking lot outside an auto body shop on the 200 block of State Avenue.
A video released by the Volusia County Sheriffs Office shows deputies responding to retrieve the child. Deputies “reunited the boy with his family in good health,” the sheriffs office said.
The stolen vehicle is a red Volkswagen Tiguan bearing Florida license plate AJ7-9FA. The suspect is described as male, age 15–20, wearing a black hoodie with red lettering and a white hat.
Holly Hill Police and the Volusia County Sheriffs Office are asking anyone with information to come forward or submit an anonymous tip.
