Police have arrested a man suspected of stealing a vehicle with a toddler inside, activating an AMBER Alert in Long Beach Tuesday.
The suspect was identified as Timothy Wood, 29, according to the Long Beach Department.
On Feb. 13, police received reports of a child abduction near Linden Avenue and 1st Street at around 5:46 p.m.
A 4-year-old boy was in the backseat of his family’s car when his father stepped outside to drop off a DoorDash delivery. He left the engine running at the time, according to Long Beach police.
That’s when the suspect hopped into the driver’s seat and drove away while the boy was still inside the 2021 gray-colored Honda Accord sedan, police said.
An AMBER Alert was activated as officers from multiple agencies began to search for the boy and the stolen vehicle.
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About two hours later, two good Samaritans spotted the stolen car abandoned on the 100 block of South Pine Avenue near The Pike Outlets shopping mall in Long Beach.