Fort Worth suspects assault 12-year-old, steal car with baby inside, police say
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth Police are looking for three suspects they say stole a car from a woman and her two children, one of whom was still inside the vehicle.
The car was taken from Orange Avenue, near Biddison Street and 5th Avenue, with a 1-year-old baby inside.
The child was later found and returned to its mother.
People who live in the area where this occurred say this is usually a quiet neighborhood and the crime is very concerning.
Police were called to the neighborhood just before 1 p.m. on Saturday.
The woman told officers three suspects approached her car and began attacking her 12-year-old child who was also in the car.
"It was two males and one female, like I said, they got into an altercation. They actually assaulted the minor and then decided to take that vehicle that that minor and a one-year-old child was in," said Officer Buddy Calzada of the Fort Worth Police Department.
The kidnapping happened nearby te family's home.
Afterward, the trio fled the area in the mother's car with the baby inside.
"They stole the vehicle with that one-year-old child in the vehicle that created the kidnapping call," said Officer Calzada.
The child was found 12 miles away on Chamita Lane unharmed and then returned to their mother.
"Thankfully officers were able to locate the infant unharmed and returned the child back to the mother," Calzada said.
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The 12-year-old child was treated for their injuries.
Meanwhile, police continue to search for the three suspects.
"I can tell you that we do use our FLOCK cameras here with our Real Time Crime Center. And they are actively trying to locate the vehicle still," said Officer Calzada.
Police are still investigating the suspects' original intent.