Texas police seeking man who stole vehicle with 4 children inside
Suspect left vehicle with kids unharmed in Dollar General parking lot in Lake Worth, Texas
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Texas police are asking the public to help identify a man who they say stole a vehicle Friday afternoon and quickly abandoned it when he noticed four children were inside.
The incident happened after a mother, working as a food delivery driver, left her SUV unlocked to pick up a food order at a business near Rocky Point Trail and Boat Club Road, the Lake Worth Police Department said.
While the mother was away from the vehicle, a man jumped into the driver’s seat and began driving away, police said. He eventually ditched the vehicle in a Dollar General parking lot about half a mile away.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I think he realized, once he saw the kids in the backseat, he realized he was in over his head and it wasn’t a risk he wanted to take," Lake Worth police Sgt. Sean Ferguson told FOX4 Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Authorities described the suspect as a Hispanic male with a goatee and tattoos on his arms. (Lake Worth Police Department)
The children were unharmed and reunited with their mother, police said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police released video footage of the suspect running away through a parking lot.
Authorities described the suspect as a Hispanic male with a goatee and tattoos on his arms.
Ferguson reminded drivers to lock their car doors and not to leave important belongings inside vehicles.
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"And again, never leave your kids unattended, whether it's locked or unlocked," he said.