A man suspected of stealing a car was spotted handing over a baby to a petrol station worker
after finding it in the car
A man had stolen a car with a baby inside. Minutes later, he was filmed handing the infant over
to a petrol station worker while shouting: ‘Take the baby! Take the baby!’
CCTV footage shows the suspect in a white vest and dark trousers pulling up to the Sunoco
station in Royal Palm Beach at around 4am Tuesday. He was caught unstrapping the child
from the back of a black Kia Rio, running towards the petrol station to drop off the child and
then speeding off with the car.
Police were led to believe the car was stolen from another petrol station six miles away while
the baby’s mother was outside the vehicle.
The suspected thief then drove six miles to the Sunoco station before dropping off the child.
The worker immediately phoned 911 and the baby was reunited with his mother within 30
minutes.
The worker immediately phoned 911 and the baby was reunited with his mother within 30
minutes.
