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Pickup truck stolen with child inside in Los Angeles

By CNS Staff
Published  August 20, 2024 12:23am PDT
Sylmar
City News Service

Truck stolen with child inside

A carjacking occurred in Mission Hills with a 10-year-old boy inside in Mission Hills.

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A 10-year-old boy was safely located Monday evening inside a running vehicle after a reported kidnapping in Sylmar.

Officers responded near the intersection of Bradley Avenue and Oswald Street around 7 p.m. regarding a kidnapping, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Reports from FOX 11's crew at the scene indicate an unidentified man got into a running vehicle and took off with the boy inside.

Pickup truck stolen with child inside

Someone stole a pickup truck in San Fernando Valley with a child inside.

The suspect fled from the SUV near First and Jessie streets in San Fernando, where the child was later discovered.

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Police believe this was a crime of opportunity and the suspect, on a bicycle, saw a car running and took the opportunity to steal it.