The suspect was booked on several charges, including second-degree kidnapping.
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police say a suspect who allegedly stole a car with a 3-year-old boy inside was arrested after he was chased down and detained by several witnesses.
The incident started a little after 8 a.m. Friday in northeast Portland, Oregon, on Northeast 16th Avenue near Shaver Street, where the suspect allegedly jumped in a mother’s running car and drove off with her 3-year-old son still inside.. Police say he crashed into the allegedly stolen car near Northeast Multnomah Street and 21st Avenue.“I hear a Prius screaming down the side of me,” he said.
The investigation is ongoing. Police are asking anyone who may have pictures or video of the incident to contact Detective Chris Traynor at the Portland Police Bureau as soon as possible.
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