Surveillance photos of suspect via BPD.
Update: Suspect arrested.
Boston Police report they are looking for the guy they say stole a couple's pickup at Geneva Avenue and Leroy Street in Dorchester yesterday afternoon with their two-year-old child still inside.
When the man realized moments later he was driving around with a toddler, around 2:55 p.m., he drove back to the intersection and "placed the infant, who was still in the car seat, on the sidewalk," then sped off again, police say. Police add they later found the pickup, abandoned, just a mile up Geneva at Columbia Road.
Police say the couple had gotten out of the front seat of the pickup to check on their child, in the rear seat, when the guy jumped behind the wheel.
In addition to theft charges, the man also faces a charge of kidnapping, police say.
The suspect is described as a heavy-set, light skinned Hispanic male, last seen wearing a grey shirt/grey pants with long hair and a beard.
If he looks familiar, contact detectives at 617-343-4335, or the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or by texting TIP to CRIME (27463).
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More and more crimes
By Rwgfy
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 4:52pm
More and more crimes committed by people on bikes
The Tsarnaev's were car drivers
By pcannon
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 5:33pm
Just saying
False equivalency
By anon
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 6:05pm
The Tsarnevs committed their heinous crimes on foot and made their getaway by foot.
LOL!
By Lee
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 5:59pm
For wheel! Well spoke-en!!!!
It’s a conspiracy.
By Lee
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 6:02pm
Those bike lanes are getaway lanes.
WHERE'S HIS HELMET!
By Head Butt
Sun, 07/16/2023 - 9:34am
I mean... seriously.
Full-face downhill MTB helmets can conceal your identity. Duh.
What's going on with this car and light truck thief.
Yeah, rather imprudent of him.
By Lee
Mon, 07/17/2023 - 7:11am
Could be he trusted that, like the foolish criminals who rushed the Capital, that once their great leader was restored to power disguise was unnecessary because pardons were guaranteed.
Sure, that makes sense
By Botolph
Sun, 07/16/2023 - 11:46am
Lots of people of all ages, backgrounds, etc can ride a bike, so if you make it easier for folks to do it, more people are going to do it and you’ll correspondingly see more news stories etc in which someone is riding a bike.
The kidnapping charge seems faintly ridiculous
By Tim Mc.
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 5:51pm
given that he immediately went back and took the kid out before resuming his thieving.
Child abandonment
By what what now?
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 6:46pm
could be a more serious charge.
His best move would be to go to the police station, turn in the baby and admit to stealing the truck but had no idea of the toddler in the back and didn't want harm to come to it.
Ridiculous?
By Kaz
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 7:10pm
Maybe don't steal a car with a kid inside and you don't have to worry about the accompanying kidnapping charge?
Kid inside alone in this
By HootUSMC
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 8:34pm
Kid inside alone in this weather.... He may have saved a life
Maybe re-read the story? It's not very long
By adamg
Sun, 07/16/2023 - 12:46pm
Police say the parents got out of the front seat to check on the kid in the back seat. It's not like they just left the kid alone.
I mean, you're not wrong
By Tim Mc.
Sun, 07/16/2023 - 7:29am
but I'm fairly sure intent comes into play here, legally.
Not so much actually..
By Friartuck
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 8:32pm
If a dude pulls his peen out in public for 3 seconds, it's still an issue, similarly with an older North End restaurant dude just riding around on his bike that takes a few shots at another dude...
That sounds like something
By Matt Frank
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 8:50pm
That sounds like something his lawyer needs to use as an argument... But dude soed off with a car that had a child in it. That meets the definition of kidnapping.
If you kill someone but didn't mean to do it you can still be charged and committed for manslaughter. When you commit a crime , especially one that is serious in nature, you are rolling the dice and taking that chance that other crimes may happen concurrently. It's not like he legally borrowed the truck and the kid was in the back.
How about
By BostonDog
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 8:56pm
If a guy pulls a kid out of their stroller at the supermarket, runs around the store with them for a few minutes before returning the child to the frantic parent, is it not kidnapping?
yes…
By Huh?
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 10:37pm
…especially if the kid was napping at the time.
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)
That becomes borderline, I'm
By Matt Frank
Sun, 07/16/2023 - 6:52am
That becomes borderline, I'm sure there are plenty of crimes that would fall under but they would probably have to physically leave the store for kidnapping to be applied. With the cat theft the child was moved to a new location while being held against the legal guardians will, the return is irrelevant to the charge.
I'm talking about intent, not duration.
By Tim Mc.
Sun, 07/16/2023 - 7:30am
Maybe should have made that more clear.
This incident proves that riding a bike …
By Lee
Sun, 07/16/2023 - 10:55am
…instead of driving a car makes you a better person, even if you are a thief.
Your average car guy car thief would have just braked and booted the kid to the curb as soon as he realized he had an unwanted passenger. Or done worse.
The bike riding thief had enough of a conscience to risk capture and return to the scene to hand over the kid. Cycling is good for the mind and for moral fiber.
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