Found Safe IL - Jaylen Mojica, 7 months, car stolen with him inside, Chicago, 26 Oct 2020

[GuyfromCanada]

CHICAGO, IL — Chicago Police Area 1 detectives are working with the FBI to find a missing endangered infant that was in a car when it was stolen on Monday afternoon.

More at 7-Month-Old Baby Boy Missing On South Side

This is scary. The car was recovered and Jaylen was not in it.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

The vehicle is a grey SUV and was found in the area of 14th and Keeler, however Mojica was not inside.

Police: Baby missing after vehicle stolen in Marquette Park | WGN-TV

Why would someone dump the car but take the baby?

 

[FunkyMonkey]

I’ll just be over here sitting on my hands and hoping I’m wrong. MOO

 

[oviedo]

The vehicle is a grey SUV and was found in the area of 14th and Keeler, however Mojica was not inside.

Police: Baby missing after vehicle stolen in Marquette Park | WGN-TV

Why would someone dump the car but take the baby?

Because the baby is the target ?
JMO
Baby missing after car stolen in Marquette Park, Chicago police say
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The vehicle was found in a vacant lot at 14th and Keeler around 2:40 p.m., but the baby was not in the car when it was located.

Police have been searching near 61st and Fairfield for the baby. A law enforcement source told ABC7 Eyewitness News that officers found the mother's cell phone in that area, but not any sign of the baby.

 

[iQuill]

OMG ... this is terrible... pray they find him soon...moo

 

[Knox]

CHICAGO — Chicago police are searching for a baby after an auto theft Monday on the city’s South Side.

Police said at about 12:46 p.m. in the 2700-block of West 71st Street, a 30-year-old woman went into a convenience store. When she was done, she found her car had been taken by an unknown person, who took off northbound on California.

Chicago police said the vehicle had been left running while the woman was inside the store, and that a 7-month-old boy was inside the car at the time it was taken.
Baby missing after car stolen in Marquette Park, Chicago police say

Who leaves a car running with the keys and a baby inside, while going inside a store? I bet she's inconsolable right now.

 

[azure]

Because the baby is the target ?
JMO
Baby missing after car stolen in Marquette Park, Chicago police say
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The vehicle was found in a vacant lot at 14th and Keeler around 2:40 p.m., but the baby was not in the car when it was located.

Police have been searching near 61st and Fairfield for the baby. A law enforcement source told ABC7 Eyewitness News that officers found the mother's cell phone in that area, but not any sign of the baby.

Or the baby was never in the car. Not saying that's the case in this situation, but it's happened before.

D'Andre Lane: Father 'fatally beat Bianca Jones, 2, for wetting her pants before staging carjacking kidnap' | Daily Mail Online

No arrests confirmed in Amber Alert hoax where mother lied about 12-year-old boy getting kidnapped in carjacking

Woman Reports Bogus Carjacking, Kidnapping When Friend Doesn't Return Car

Cops: Philly man lied about kidnapping to make police work harder to find his stolen car

 

[Cubby]

Or the baby was never in the car. Not saying that's the case in this situation, but it's happened before. D'Andre Lane: Father 'fatally beat Bianca Jones, 2, for wetting her pants before staging carjacking kidnap' | Daily Mail Online

No arrests confirmed in Amber Alert hoax where mother lied about 12-year-old boy getting kidnapped in carjacking

Woman Reports Bogus Carjacking, Kidnapping When Friend Doesn't Return Car

We're on the same page. I want to know if there is any connection between the person who stole the car and the owner of the car.

 

[proctorelites]

A lot of mothers do this once. Where I live, it's becoming less common. Its always a fiasco to unload the babies to run in & grab a soda or whatever, 1 car is parked out here, nobody at the register, I'll be quick. They think: 2- 3 minutes max, is all I need, I can see the car from there, I'll be quick- they usually realise the danger before this has a chance to happen though. I hope she can forgive herself and they find this baby. Let this be a valuable lesson. I hate these cases,, heartbreaking paralyzing fear. I doubt she's a bad mom, probably exausted and trying to minimize chaos & work. Ugh

 

[azure]

We're on the same page. I want to know if there is any connection between the person who stole the car and the owner of the car.

I will say that the FBI involvement in this case makes me think that perhaps there's some truth to Mom's story. But it took me all of 5 seconds to find 4 examples of carjacking hoaxes. It's a really common hoax.

 

[Knox]

A lot of mothers do this once. Where I live, it's becoming less common. Its always a fiasco to unload the babies to run in & grab a soda or whatever, 1 car is parked out here, nobody at the register, I'll be quick. They think: 2- 3 minutes max, is all I need, I can see the car from there, I'll be quick- they usually realise the danger before this has a chance to happen though. I hope she can forgive herself and they find this baby. Let this be a valuable lesson. I hate these cases,, heartbreaking paralyzing fear. I doubt she's a bad mom, probably exausted and trying to minimize chaos & work. Ugh

Take the key out of the vehicle and lock it, while still eagle-eying from inside the store?

Too early to tell, but I see the same possibility as azure. Why would the perp take Mom's cell phone out of the car and drop it in the area of the car?

 

[Mistree]

Baby found safe after car stolen in Marquette Park, Chicago police say

Found safe

 

[proctorelites]

Thank goodness!!!

 

[airportwoman]

Is the mother still going to be charged with child endangerment?

 

[swanniee11]

Thank God, my head was seriously rolling with possibilities, none very good. Where was the child found?

 

[oviedo]

Baby found safe after car stolen in Marquette Park, Chicago police say

Found safe

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The boy was identified Jaylen Mojica. Chicago police said he had been found safe around 8:30 p.m. They did not offer any further details about how and where he was found, and said an investigation by Area One detectives was still ongoing.
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[Cubby]

So glad this little one was found safe. Phew.

 

[azure]

New article. To summarize, police say Jaylen was likely safe all along. Mom's story "changing". Charges are possible.

Baby Found After Mom Said Car Was Stolen With Him Inside; Police Say He Was Most Likely Safe All Along

 

[Seni]

Hmmm.

 

[FunkyMonkey]

Glad it was a different hoax than I suspected. MOO