A mother and her 2-year-old have been reunited after the child was taken in a suspected carjacking in Oakland Tuesday afternoon.
On Wednesday, our sister station ABC7 News reporter Luz Pena went to the area where the 2-year-old was found and pieced together how officers were able to reunite the boy with his family.
ABC7 News obtained exclusive video where a suspect can be seen driving the stolen vehicle into a warehouse area in San Leandro.
In the video, the suspect stops the car, carries the 2-year-old boy in his lap out of the car and leaves him on the street before driving off.
The 2-year-old was left wandering alone on the street. Less than a minute later, a bus driver stopped and called for help. Then, people in the area began to come out of businesses to aid the child.
“It just happened right outside my front door right there,” said Versie Adams, a photographer who works in the area. “These things that happen don’t really surprise me because crime is in the upswing – a lot of people don’t really care.”