Father Cited for Leaving Baby in Stolen Car in Dekalb

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The father of a 9-month-old baby who was left in a car that was stolen from a DeKalb County pizza joint on Saturday night has been cited for creating a possibly dangerous situation for his child.

Jaime Cucum-Macario, 28, left his Nissan Maxima unlocked and kept the engine running while he went into a Little Caesar’s in Tucker on Sunday night, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

A thief drove off with the car, with Cucum-Macario’s 9-month-old daughter Brittney inside.

Police found the Maxima and Brittney safe and sound at a Publix on Shallowford Road three hours after the car was taken.

Shopping center employees reportedly saw the car sitting outside running for some time and went to check on it and found the baby inside the car, according to a WSBTV report.

Surveillance shows only one person involved in the incident, and police are still investigating, according to WSBTV.

Cucum-Macario has been cited for “creating a hazardous or offensive condition” for leaving the car unlocked and the engine running. He will be fined but not imprisoned, a DeKalb County police spokesman tells the AJC.

Photo: DeKalb County Police Department

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