Moment 15-year-old steals car with girl, two, inside as her mother goes to fill tires with air at Maryland gas station
Video released by police in Maryland shows the moment a teenager steals a woman's car at a gas station with her 2-year-old daughter still strapped in the backseat.
The footage shows the driver parking her car on June 16 around 9.30am at the station's air pump and vacuum cleaner before getting out to put money in the machine.
As she walks around the rear of the car to the passenger's side, the 15-year-old boy can be seen sneaking up, getting in the driver's side door and speeding off as the victim is left holding the air pump hose.
Video released by police in Maryland shows a woman getting out of her car at a gas station to put money in the air pump machine before a teenager runs up and steals the vehicle with her 2-year-old daughter still strapped into the back seat
Montgomery County police reported that the victim's 2-year-old daughter was in the back seat of the car when the theft occurred.
A witness who saw the incident reportedly followed the car, and watched it stop a few blocks away to let another 15-year-old boy in.
A few moments later, both teens jumped out and ran away, according to the witness, perhaps realizing the baby was in the car with them.
A short while after, police found two teens matching the carjackers' description in downtown Silver Spring, nearby where the theft occurred.
The 15-year-old boy can be seen sneaking up to the car just as the driver walks around to the passenger's side
The teen gets in the driver's side door before speeding off
The suspect would later meet up with another 15-year-old boy before abandoning the car. Both were charged with vehicle theft and kidnapping as juveniles
They reportedly ran after seeing the officers but were arrested after a short chase.
The baby was uninjured, police reported, and the two teens were charged as juveniles with vehicle theft and kidnapping.
Their names have not been released.
