5-Year-Old Abducted, Abandoned After Joy Ride To Baltimore

GLEN BURNIE, MD — A 5-year-old boy had a wild ride Monday afternoon when a man jumped into his mother's car and sped away from a Glen Burnie convenience store, then abandoned the youngster on a Baltimore city streets, authorities say. The child was found unharmed as police officers with canines, and helicopter units, searched for the pair, according to Anne Arundel County Police.

The abduction and car theft happened about 5:20 p.m. at the Royal Farms Store, 200 Oak Manor Road in Glen Burnie. The child's mother told officers while she was standing next to her vehicle talking to a friend, a man approached her and asked her for spare change or a ride. The woman replied that she had no money and continued talking with her friend, only to watch as the man jumped into her vehicle and sped away.

While officers searched the area, the child was recovered by Baltimore City Police in the 1100 block of North Fetter Street after someone saw him walking on the sidewalk. The child was reunited with his mother.

Authorities later recovered the stolen vehicle near 1500 North Fulton Avenue in Baltimore City.

The suspect is described as a man about six feet tall, skinny build, wearing a black and white baseball cap, a black shirt with the writing “Island Quizine” on the back, black and white Adidas style pants, and black and white shoes.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact the Northern District Detective Unit at 410-222-6135.

Images of car theft suspect courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police