Fort Lauderdale authorities have arrested a man they say stole a car with a baby inside of it.
According to police, 16-year-old Terrance Thorpe Jr., of Fort Lauderdale, was arrested on Thursday morning.
Detectives found the accused thief just after 8 a.m., who they say stole a car on Wednesday.
The car was stolen in the 2400 block of Northwest 26th Avenue with a baby in the back seat. Police said Thorpe then abandoned the vehicle at the intersection of Northwest 19th Street and Northwest 24th Avenue.
Thorpe has been charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and desertion of a child.