7-year-old safe after Bronx carjacking suspect speeds off with child in back seat

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Friday, November 29, 2024
7-year-old safe after Bronx carjacking suspect speeds off with child in back seat
Video shows the suspect ditching the vehicle near Co-op City.

CO-OP CITY, the Bronx (WABC) -- A 7-year-old was in the backseat of a vehicle that was carjacked in front of the child's helpless parents in the Bronx on Thursday.

Police say the carjacking happened around 12:20 p.m. at 1540 MacDonough Pl. in the Country Club section.

A 34-year-old woman told police that she was with her husband when an unidentified man entered the vehicle and fled with their child in the back seat.

Video shows the suspect ditching the vehicle near Co-op City. The vehicle and child were recovered at Tillotson Avenue and Wright Avenue. Police say the child was unharmed and taken to Jacobi Hospital for evaluation.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.

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