HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A suspect was arrested after they allegedly stole a vehicle with children inside in the Aldine-area, according to Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
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Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says deputies were called to Aldine Mail Route Road and learned a suspect driven away in a vehicle with three children inside.
The person driving the vehicle had gone inside a store and left her three children inside, ages 1, 3, and 10, Sheriff Gonazlez reported.
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A male suspect allegedly got into the vehicle while the kids were inside and left the scene. At one point, he let one child out of the vehicle but kept the other two inside, said officials.
Humble Police Department officers were able to locate and stop the vehicle. The suspect was taken into custody.
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Sheriff Gonzalez says the other two children were safely recovered.