WAYNE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Police in Inkster rescued three kids who were inside a car that was stolen from outside a gas station late Sunday night.
Watch Ryan Marshall's report below
Witnesses say a woman driving a blue Chevy Avalanche arrived at the Mobil Gas Station on Michigan Avenue and Venoy Road in Wayne around 11 p.m. on Sunday.
According to witnesses, she left her three young children unattended in the running vehicle and went into the convenience store. That's when a 25-year-old man reportedly jumped in and drove off, with the kids still inside. We're told he dumped the children at a separate location before driving off.
The vehicle was discovered parked in the 27000 block of Cherry Hill by an undercover police detective. A minute after the vehicle was located, dispatch received a call, with a caller saying they could hear children crying in the parking lot.
Several law enforcement agencies responded. Inkster police confirmed they assisted Wayne City police in the suspect's arrest just four miles away at the Marathon Gas Station on the corner of Inkster and Cherry Hill in Dearborn Heights.
The children, a three-year-old and two 18-month-old twins, were unharmed in the incident. EMS checked them out at the scene before they were returned to their mother.
Inkster police also say they assisted in locating and safely recovering the children. We spoke to witnesses there who say the suspect was arrested around 11:30 p.m., just three minutes after the initial carjacking.
