CALIFORNIA — (Scroll Down For Video) — Redlands Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect in an auto theft and attempted kidnapping of two young children.
Cory Michael Ahumada, 24, of Highland, has been identified as a suspect in the auto theft and attempted kidnapping that occurred at 12:41 p.m. Sunday, June 21, at a 7-Eleven gas station at 1161 Lugonia Ave.
The victim parked her vehicle, a 2002 Acura TL, at the gas pump and left her two daughters, ages 10 and 2, in the vehicle with the engine running while she went inside to pay. Security video footage shows the suspect approach the vehicle on foot, get in the driver’s seat and drive away as the victim runs out of the store.
As the car is driven away, the 10-year-old girl grabbed her sister and jumped from the moving vehicle. Both children sustained minor abrasions.
The stolen vehicle, California license plate 4UWT026, was last seen entering the westbound 210 freeway from San Bernardino Avenue.
The suspect, who made a purchase at the business prior to the theft, was identified from surveillance video.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Redlands Detective Mike Merriman at (909) 389-6675 or by email at [email protected] or contact Police Dispatch at (909) 798-7681. Anonymous tips can be provided by texting 274637 using the keyword “REDTIP.” Certain non-emergency crimes may also be reported online using the Redlands Police Department’s CopLogic reporting system at cityofredlands.org/police/report.
