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Officers responded to a home on Seawane Road around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, after a resident saw an unknown male inside his running vehicle, Nassau County police said. When confronted, the suspect fled in a white Hyundai driven by an unknown female.
A canvass of the area led officers to the vehicle, where they arrested 19-year-old Melissa Maldonado of Clifton, NJ, and a male juvenile, authorities said. Police discovered Maldonado’s 11-month-old son in the backseat, but the child was unharmed and was later released to a family member.
Maldonado has been charged with attempted grand larceny 2nd degree and endangering the welfare of a child. She is set to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Thursday, Feb. 20.
The teen suspect faces attempted grand larceny charges and will be arraigned separately in the Youth Part of First District Court.
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