A 28-year-old man was arrested after Montgomery County police said he stole a minivan with a small child inside and crashed the vehicle in the getaway.
Police said Omer Abdu hopped into the idling green vehicle while a 5-year-old passenger’s parents checked out a Wheaton bakery.
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The suspect crashed into two vehicles, police said. One of the vehicles followed the van as it sped from the crash scene. Police said they saw the green minivan traveling at a high rate of speed. Police followed the chase and arrested Abdu at a mall parking lot.
Abdu was charged with kidnapping, auto theft and hit-and-run traffic charges.
Police said that although the 5-year-old’s parents left the girl unattended in a vehicle with the engine on, they were not charged. – Scott McCabe
