Current Events > This might be my favorite "Florida Man" news story of all time

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https://www.theroot.com/florida-man-steals-car-with-baby-still-inside-then-dro-1823957884

The suspect may be a thief, but a kidnapper he refuses to be.

According to the Palm Beach Post, a Florida man who deputies say stole a car with a baby still strapped inside pulled over at a gas station where surveillance video shows him handing off the baby to a clerk before fleeing.

Take the baby! Take the baby! the man apparently pleaded.

Michelle Ashby, who co-owns the Jacks Place restaurant located inside the Sunoco gas station, said that the suspect knocked on the door of the stations convenience store to get the attention of the overnight clerk. Surveillance footage shows the suspect, dressed in a white tank and dark pants, pulling up in the dark car before he gets out, takes the babys car seat out of the car and approaches the store.

The Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office said that the suspect stole the black vehiclewhich was left with its engine runningat around 4 a.m. from another gas station at Wallis and Haverhill roads, just west of the Palm Beach International Airport.

He then drove some 6 miles to the Sunoco gas station just south of Okeechobee Boulevard on State Road 7 and passed the baby over to the night worker.

Even car thieves have some honor, it seems.
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This is more a story about that babies negligent parents who left their baby in their car with it running.
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Howl posted...

This is more a story about that babies negligent parents who left their baby in their car with it running.

Exactly. Some random car thief Florida Man had more concern for the baby's well-being than the mother.
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Howl posted...

This is more a story about that babies negligent parents who left their baby in their car with it running.

At 4 in the goddamn morning
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Howl posted...

This is more a story about that babies negligent parents who left their baby in their car with it running.

The Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office said that the suspect stole the black vehiclewhich was left with its engine runningat around 4 a.m. from another gas station at Wallis and Haverhill roads, just west of the Palm Beach International Airport.

literally someone stopped at a gas station

treewojima posted...

Howl posted...

This is more a story about that babies negligent parents who left their baby in their car with it running.

The Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office said that the suspect stole the black vehiclewhich was left with its engine runningat around 4 a.m. from another gas station at Wallis and Haverhill roads, just west of the Palm Beach International Airport.

literally someone stopped at a gas station

You're supposed to turn the engine off when you stop at a gas station. Otherwise you car can like...explode and shit

Since he's now recognizable he put away his self-preservation for his morals. There's a certain kind of respect here.