Detectives nabbed two car crooks who stole a minivan while a 2-year-old boy was still inside the vehicle at a SoCal school. How a credit card was the critical clue in the arrests – abc7DavidGonz has the latest on Eyewitness News at 3 p.m.
Police say the boy was in a Toyota Sienna that was left running in front of Emery School around 9:30 a.m. while his mother was dropping something off.An Amber Alert was quickly issued asking the public to help look for the vehicle and the boy.
The boy and the vehicle were located a short time later abandoned on a cul-de-sac in the 9900 block of Chanticleer Road in Anaheim, about seven miles away from the Buena Park school. Police say someone noticed the van left on the street with the door open. The boy was inside, unharmed. By Tuesday afternoon, police confirmed that two suspects were under arrest - apparently caught when they tried to use the mother's stolen credit card about a block away from where the minivan was recovered. A police helicopter was able to spot two people leaving the store and follow them to assist in the arrest.The mother told police she had only left the minivan outside the school for a minute or two while she dropped something off for another child.
"Never leave your child unattended in a car even for 30 seconds," said Sgt. Chad Weaver with Buena Park police. "Never leave your car running."
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