Man drops off baby at petrol station after finding in car he stole

FLORIDA: A man suspected of stealing a car dropped a baby off at a petrol station before he fled the authorities.w

The CCTV footage shows a man in a white vest and dark trousers carrying a five-month-old child in a car seat at the Sunoco petrol station in Royal Palm Beach.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office is holding a man in custody on two charges in relation to the incident. They further said that he handed the baby, who was unharmed.

Around 4am a suspect stole a Kia Rio left running and occupied by a 5 ½ month old infant, from a RaceWay Gas station. The suspect(s) left the infant unharmed at the Sunoco Gas station in Royal Palm Beach. A perimeter was set and we are still looking for the suspect.

— PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) March 20, 2018

The suspect stole a black Kia Rio, left with its engine running, from another petrol station at around 4 pm on Tuesday.

Michelle Ashby, co-owner of a restaurant inside the petrol station, said that the suspect“knocked on the door of the station’s convenience store and handed the baby over to the night clerk.”

The mother was notified and arrived 10 minutes later, it was reported.