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Man Sought After SUV Stolen With 11-Year-Old Inside in Roxbury

Police released surveillance images urging the public to call detectives with tips as the probe remains active.

Three surveillance images released by Boston police of a person suspected to have been involved in the theft of a vehicle with a child inside in Roxbury on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.
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Overview

  • The SUV was taken near Crawford and Warren streets Saturday night with an 11-year-old girl in the backseat, Boston police said.
  • Officers found the vehicle and the child about a mile to a mile-and-a-half away on a dead-end street in Dorchester and reunited the unharmed girl with her family.
  • A police report says the suspect released the child after realizing the car was occupied and after overhearing the girl on the phone with her father.
  • A resident’s home surveillance video shows the SUV stopping, the suspect leaving the vehicle and the girl running to a neighbor’s house for help while nearby residents called police.
  • The Boston Police Department has released images and video of the suspect, said the investigation is active, and urged anyone with information to contact detectives at 617-343-4275 or submit tips anonymously.