Photo: Facebook / Covington Police Department
Abandoning a stolen car shortly after you’ve stolen it will not absolve you of your sins or, for that matter, make the prosecutors go easier on you.
A 13-year-old boy was just charged with kidnapping and other assorted crimes for his involved in a car theft gone wrong last week, in Covington, Kentucky. According to a statement posted on the official Facebook of the Covington Police Department, two suspects were involved in the incident but only one of them has been charged.
Both are underage and, as it happens, very young: 13 and 14 years old, respectively. The youngest has been charged with kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking (auto) and receiving stolen property. The other kid was released into his parents’ custody and will not be facing any charges.
The police say they’d received a call from someone claiming their parked car had been stolen. Worse than the theft was the fact that there was a 22-month baby in the vehicle, so a unit was immediately dispatched.
After canvassing the area, police discovered the car abandoned only a short distance away. The baby was still inside, still strapped in the carseat, completely safe. Officers determined that the only thing missing from the car was the victim’s cellphone.
Based on the victim’s description of the suspects, police were able to track down the 2 teenagers: the 13-year-old had the victim’s phone in his pocket when he was picked up, but he also admitted to the crime.
Because of the boys’ age, their identity will not be made public and more information on the case may be restricted from the public. There is a chance that the victim might be charged as well, if police find that he or she left the child unattended in the vehicle.
It happened most recently to a mother from Florida, who left her daughter inside her car for 30 seconds, while she ran inside a store to buy something. It was more than enough time for car thieves to move in on the target. Her daughter and car were also recovered very promptly, and the baby wasn’t hurt, but the mother was still charged with child neglect.
Both are underage and, as it happens, very young: 13 and 14 years old, respectively. The youngest has been charged with kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking (auto) and receiving stolen property. The other kid was released into his parents’ custody and will not be facing any charges.
The police say they’d received a call from someone claiming their parked car had been stolen. Worse than the theft was the fact that there was a 22-month baby in the vehicle, so a unit was immediately dispatched.
After canvassing the area, police discovered the car abandoned only a short distance away. The baby was still inside, still strapped in the carseat, completely safe. Officers determined that the only thing missing from the car was the victim’s cellphone.
Based on the victim’s description of the suspects, police were able to track down the 2 teenagers: the 13-year-old had the victim’s phone in his pocket when he was picked up, but he also admitted to the crime.
Because of the boys’ age, their identity will not be made public and more information on the case may be restricted from the public. There is a chance that the victim might be charged as well, if police find that he or she left the child unattended in the vehicle.
It happened most recently to a mother from Florida, who left her daughter inside her car for 30 seconds, while she ran inside a store to buy something. It was more than enough time for car thieves to move in on the target. Her daughter and car were also recovered very promptly, and the baby wasn’t hurt, but the mother was still charged with child neglect.
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