DETROIT – Detroit police spokesperson Jasmin Barmore said a 7-month-old boy was found safe about an hour after a carjacker stole a vehicle with the infant still inside on the city’s east side.
Police said the child’s father was driving when a man approached the vehicle, pulled him from the car, and drove away with the baby still strapped into the back seat.
An alert was sent to law enforcement agencies across the area, and the Michigan State Police located the stolen black sedan shortly thereafter in the 19500 block of Edmore Drive.
Troopers found the vehicle parked inside a garage and notified Detroit police’s Commercial Auto Theft Section (CATS), which responded to the scene.
Officers found the infant still inside the vehicle.
“The baby has been successfully recovered, safely unharmed,” Barmore said during a news briefing. “He has been taken down to Children’s Hospital, been examined, and reunited back with his family.”
Police said the child was missing for about an hour and five minutes.
Barmore said the boy appeared to be in good condition.
“I actually saw a picture of the baby, and the baby is doing fine,” Barmore said. “He was actually smiling.”
The suspect fled before officers arrived and remains at large.
Police described the suspect as a Black man between 5’9” and 5’10” with a slim build, a short haircut, and all-black clothing.
Investigators have not released additional details about why the stolen vehicle was left at the location where it was recovered and said the investigation remains active.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department’s Commercial Auto Theft Section or call 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
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