Mother arrested after her child is abducted

ksn.com
Dec 20, 2008

WICHITA, Kansas (KSN) -- A Wichita mother is facing child endangerment charges after a thief drove off in her car with her 18 month old son sitting in the backseat.

Police say the 24 year old woman left her son in the car with the engine running as she tried to borrow money from a friend in the 400 block of North Clayton Friday night around 8:30 p.m.
That's when a suspect described as a white male around 24 years old with a goatee and spiked hair wearing a dark colored jacket and jeans took off in the 2008 black Jetta. The car and the 18 month old boy were found a few blocks away on Joann St.

Witnesses tell police they saw the man running away through neighbors' yards.

The boy was not hurt. He was taken from the scene by relatives when is mother was taken into custody. Police plan to present the case to the District Attorney's office next week.