Crime & Safety
Boy Stolen With Car In Canarsie Has Been Found, Cops Say
Ronald Mowatt was stolen while sitting in the backseat of a white Acura in Canarsie, but has been found, police said.
CANARSIE, BROOKLYN — A six-year-old boy was taken with a car stolen in Canarsie this afternoon but has since been found, police said.
Ronald Mowatt, 6, was last seen in white Acura MDX on Avenue L and East 96th Street, police said.
Police quickly mounted a search to rescue him and about 3:10 p.m. NYPD Chief Dermot Shea reported both the boy and car had been found.
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Update on stolen car and missing child - both have been LOCATED in Brooklyn. Child is safe - investigation continues. @NYPDTips @NYPDnews https://t.co/Unq6xPqFHx
— Chief Dermot F. Shea (@NYPDDetectives) October 14, 2019
The police investigation remains ongoing, Shea said.
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