UPDATE: STOLEN VEHICLE WITH 10-MONTH-OLD CHILD INSIDE RECOVERED IN ROSAMOND
UPDATE: STOLEN VEHICLE WITH 10-MONTH-OLD CHILD INSIDE RECOVERED IN ROSAMOND
LANCASTER, CA – Sheriff's deputies responded Code 3 to a reported kidnapping and vehicle theft at a gas station near 10th Street West and Avenue J after a woman allegedly stole a vehicle with a 10-month-old child inside.
According to initial reports, the vehicle was taken while the child's parent was inside the gas station restroom.
The suspect, described as a white adult female approximately 5'8" with a thin build and wearing multicolored sweats, reportedly fled eastbound on Avenue J in a blue four-door Acura with front-end collision damage and a cracked windshield.
UPDATE: The suspect, vehicle, and 10-month-old child were all located in Rosamond near 20th Street West and Keith Lane.
Personnel from the Lancaster Sheriff's Station, Kern County Sheriff's Office, CHP - Mojave, Kern County Fire Department, and Hall Ambulance responded to the incident.
The child's condition has not yet been confirmed. Additional details regarding the suspect's custody status have not been released.
