NJ teen steals car with 2-year-old inside; Child unharmed
By FOX 5 NY Staff
Published article
ROSELLE, N.J. (AP) - A teenage boy who stole a car with a toddler inside has been charged with kidnapping and numerous other counts, authorities said Friday.
The 16-year-old took the car around 11:30 p.m. Thursday at a Roselle home, shortly after the vehicle s owner had arrived there. according to the Union County Prosecutor s Office. The owner was bringing items from the vehicle into the home when the theft occurred, and it s not clear if the teen knew the 2-year-old boy was in the car.
NJ teen steals car with 2-year-old inside, cops say
Published article
ROSELLE, N.J. - A teenage boy who stole a car with a toddler inside has been charged with kidnapping and numerous other counts, authorities said Friday.
The 16-year-old took the car around 11:30 p.m. Thursday at a Roselle home, shortly after the vehicle s owner had arrived there. according to the Union County Prosecutor s Office. The owner was bringing items from the vehicle into the home when the theft occurred, and it s not clear if the teen knew the 2-year-old boy was in the car.
Get breaking news alerts in the
Cops: Teen steals car with 2-year-old inside; Child unharmed
May 14, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail
ROSELLE, N.J. (AP) A teenage boy who stole a car with a toddler inside has been charged with kidnapping and numerous other counts, authorities said Friday.
The 16-year-old took the car around 11:30 p.m. Thursday at a Roselle home, shortly after the vehicle s owner had arrived there. according to the Union County Prosecutor s Office. The owner was bringing items from the vehicle into the home when the theft occurred, and it s not clear if the teen knew the 2-year-old boy was in the car.
Roselle police soon located the vehicle and began a pursuit that went into neighboring Elizabeth. The teen was soon captured there following a brief foot pursuit, and the child was found unharmed on a sidewalk in Roselle and was reunited with his family a short time later.
16-year-old boy arrested after stealing car with toddler inside
Updated 12:08 PM;
A toddler still seated in a car stolen by a 16-year-old youth from a driveway in front of a New Jersey home late Thursday night was found safe on a sidewalk a few blocks away, authorities said.
The driver briefly went in the house on the 300 block of White Street in Roselle to unload items when the teen got into the car and drove away, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday.
Police pursued the vehicle into Elizabeth and eventually caught the teen after a short foot chase, officials said.