Man arrested for allegedly stealing SUV with child inside in Raleigh, leading police on chase

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Monday, October 18, 2021
Man arrested for allegedly stealing SUV with child inside in Raleigh
Man arrested for allegedly stealing SUV with child inside in RaleighThe car was stolen from the parking lot of a convenience store and a 14-year-old girl was inside at the time.

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A 20-year-old man has been charged for allegedly stealing a vehicle with a child inside late Sunday.

It happened around 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Tryon Road and Gorman Street.

The car was stolen from the parking lot of a convenience store and a 14-year-old girl was inside at the time.

She was able to jump out of the car in a nearby neighborhood and was returned to her family.

Police spotted the vehicle a short time later and tried to stop the driver, who has been identified as Morteza Zakeri.

That's when authorities say Zakeri led them on a chase ending on Kildaire Farm Road in Cary.

He jumped from the car and ran off, police said, but was eventually taken into custody.

He is charged with first-degree kidnapping, felony flee/elude arrest with motor vehicle and larceny of a motor vehicle in connection with the incident.

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