Joseph Daniels, 49, and Angelina Williams, 32, are each charged with theft by unlawful taking, endangering the welfare of children, theft of secondary metal, receiving stolen property, criminal mischief, criminal conspiracy, and possessing an instrument of crime, the Upper Chichester Township Police Department announced.
A third suspect, 47-year-old Ray Gibase, faces the same charges.
At about 2:15 a.m. on March 30, the three defendants were "tampering with cable wires" in Upper Chichester Township, Pennsylvania, police said. They reportedly had a maroon Chrysler 300 with them, as well as a Jeep Liberty.
Police responded to the scene and said they saw the Chrysler "with cable wire protruding from the open trunk and hand saws in plain view on the passenger seats." The trio were allegedly cutting an inactive Verizon cable, per regional ABC affiliate WPVI.
Continue readingThe police department said its officers "secured and towed" the Chrysler to its headquarters and waited for a search warrant to be approved. However, while inspecting it, an officer "observed a baby car seat covered with a blanket. He then noticed movement and discovered an infant inside."
"Once it was back here, our officers were checking the exterior of the car, and one officer noticed that a blanket in the backseat moved slightly," Jones said.
Officers went inside and found that the baby boy was "unharmed" and sleeping. He was brought to a local hospital to be looked over.
Parents left 4-month-old in Chrysler as they fled scene where they were stealing: Cops
After towing a suspicious vehicle, an officer reportedly "observed a baby car seat covered with a blanket. He then noticed movement and discovered an infant inside."
