NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A man stole a car with a 5-year-old boy in the backseat in Queens on Tuesday, police said as they searched for the suspect.
The child managed to escape the vehicle and was not physically harmed, according to the NYPD, which released images of the suspect Wednesday.
According to police, the boy was sitting in a Honda Accord on 118th Street in South Richmond Hill, between 95th and Atlantic avenues, around 10 a.m. when the suspect hopped in the driver’s seat.
He then drove the vehicle over 10 blocks southeast to 131st Street and 101st Avenue, where the boy got out, police said.
EMS transported the child to Queens Hospital in stable condition.
The suspect took off in the stolen vehicle and hasn’t been seen since, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.