Fort Worth police find toddler taken in car theft; suspect in custody
Police searching for a 1-year-old toddler who was taken while inside a blue Chevrolet Malibu were informed later that the man who stole the car had dropped the child off at a church child care center.
Henry Lee Dove, 36, was found hiding in a creek bed nearby and was apprehended shortly after the car was located, police said.
Dove, who faces auto theft and possession of a controlled substance charges, was taken to a hospital with cuts on his hand. Police said they took him to jail after he received treatment.
Fort Worth police were called about 7:50 a.m. Tuesday and told that someone had taken the car with the keys and a child inside from the 2700 block of Canton Drive, a police call log said.
Sometime before 9 a.m. a local church employee called and said that a man had dropped off the child.
Shortly before receiving that call, police located the vehicle in the rear of an apartment community off of Tierney Road and East Lancaster Avenue, police said.
The child is believed to be unharmed but will be checked by medical personnel, police said.
This story was originally published October 29, 2019 at 9:53 AM.
