A 3-year-old boy abducted when his family’s SUV was stolen Thursday evening in Prince George's County has been reunited with relatives.
A suspect jumped into an SUV that was running at a Royal Farms gas station in the 5300 block of Ritchie Marlboro Road in Upper Marlboro, and the driver’s grandson was inside the vehicle, police said.
Police issued an Amber Alert, and a car matching the description of the stolen SUV was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Riverdale.
Officers found the SUV abandoned with the child unharmed inside a short distance from the crash, police said.
As the boy was reuited with family, police searched for the suspect. They found and arrested 18-year-old Ariel Florentino-Galeas, of Hyattsville, a short time later, police said.
Florentino-Galeas was charged with kidnapping, reckless endangerment, theft, unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle and additional charges. He is in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
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