Family reunites after SUV stolen with two kids inside
Three men worked together to steal the SUV from a Kwik Trip parking lot in Oak Creek, prosecutors said Three men are facing charges for stealing an SUV with two children still inside. The theft occurred on February 4 at a Kwik Trip parking lot in Oak Creek. The family reunited after reuniting after 20 minutes. The suspects had been driving around looking for a car stolen when they saw Adam Jorgenson driving his BMW. They allegedly distracted him by asking for directions. The stolen SUV was driven off with the girls still in the back seat. Body camera and squad video shows the family reuniting minutes after the theft.
Published : 2 months ago by Emily Pofahl, https://www.facebook.com/ in Auto General
RELEASED TODAY. I HAVE TO GO TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. ADAM JORGENSEN RUNNING TO HIS DAUGHTER’S FEBRUARY 4TH REUNITE AFTER 20 TERRIFYING MINUTES. YOU THINK IT’S WORTH TRYING TO SWAP THE STEERING WHEEL? YEAH, I TALKED TO HIM AND I SAID WE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE IT FOR A DAY TO OAK CREEK POLICE SURROUNDING HIS SILVER SUV AFTER IT WAS STOLEN. TWO YEAR OLD ADAM AND EIGHT YEAR OLD CHARLIE IN THE BACK SEAT. BUT SAFE. HERE’S HOW IT HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF MY EYES AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST GAS STATIONS AROUND HERE, AND IT HAPPENED IN SECONDS. ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT. LADARIOUS RIGHT. BOBBY REID, THE THIRD, AND BD USAMA HAD BEEN DRIVING AROUND THAT FEBRUARY DAY LOOKING FOR A CAR TO STEAL WHEN THEY SAW JORGENSEN DRIVING HIS BMW. PROSECUTORS SAY RIGHT? AND REID YELLED TO JORGENSEN, DISTRACTING HIM BY ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS. THEY SAY OSAMA THEN HOPPED IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT AND DROVE OFF WITH THE TWO YOUNG GIRLS IN THE BACK SEAT. JORGENSEN, WITH 911. SOMEONE JUST STOLE MY CAR ON 27TH STREET WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, DISPATCHERS HELPING TRACK JORGENSEN’S PHONE. STILL IN THE STOLEN SUV TO A SIDE STREET ABOUT A MILE AWAY, THE GIRLS LEAVING THIS GUT WRENCHING VOICEMAIL WITH THEIR MOM. IN THE MEANTIME. MOM, MOM, I NEED YOU TO DO ME. MOM, DAD BODY CAMERA VIDEO RELEASED THURSDAY SHOWS POLICE ARRIVE, FINDING THE CAR AND THE GIRLS. ONE OFFICER BRINGING THE GIRLS A STUFFED ANIMAL. ALL RIGHT, ADAM, THE OFFICERS ARE OUT WITH THE SUV AND THE TWO KIDS ARE FINE. OKAY? ARE YOU SERIOUS, MAN? YEAH. OH MY GOD. POLICE! PICK UP A FRANTIC JORGENSEN AT QUIKTRIP. THEY TOLD ME YOU GUYS WERE COMING TO PICK ME UP AND TAKING MY KIDS OUT OF THE POLICE CAR, AND I RAN AS FAST AS I COULD UP TO MY CAR, TO MY GIRLS WHO WERE IN THE BACK SEAT THERE. EMILY IS JOINING US, JOINING US LIVE HERE TONIGHT NEAR THE QUIKTRIP. RIGHT NOW. WE DO KNOW THREE MEN ARE CHARGED IN THIS CAR THEFT. LADARIUS RIGHT. BOBBY JOE REID, THE THIRD, AND BD USAMA, ALL NOW FACING CHARGES RANGING FROM CHILD ABDUCTION TO OPERATING A VEHICLE WITHOUT THE OWNER’
VIDEO: Family reunites after SUV stolen with two kids inside Three men worked together to steal the SUV from a Kwik Trip parking lot in Oak Creek, prosecutors said Oak Creek police released new body camera and squad video Thursday of a family reuniting minutes after thieves stole an SUV with kids still inside.It happened in the morning of February 4 at the Kwik Trip on 27th Street in Oak Creek. "It happened in front of my eyes at one of the busiest gas stations around here, and it happened in seconds," said Adam Jorgenson, who spoke with WISN 12 News back in February after his car was stolen.According to a criminal complaint, Ladarius Wright, Bobby Reed III, and Bedee Usama had been driving around that February day looking for a car to steal when they saw Jorgenson drying his BMW after a car wash. Prosecutors said Wright and Reed yelled to Jorgenson and distracted him by asking for directions. Then, prosecutors said Usama hopped in the drivers seat and drove off with the two young girls in the back seat.Jorgenson ran inside the gas station and called 911. In the 911 call, obtained by WISN 12 News, Jorgenson and dispatchers work together to track Jorgenson's phone, still in the stolen SUV, to a side street about a mile away."Someone just stole my car on 27th street with my two kids in the car," Jorgenson said in the 911 call.Body camera video released Thursday shows police arrive, find the car, and the girls. Two-year-old Autumn, and eight-year-old Charlie were shaken up in the back seat, but safe. Squad camera video shows an officer bring the girls a stuffed animal.Prosecutors said the thieves had abandoned the car and the girls. Police picked up a frantic Jorgenson at Kwik Trip. "I got out of the police car and I ran as fast as I could up to my car, to my girls in the back seat there," Jorgenson said in an interview with WISN 12 News.Wright, Reed, and Usama are all facing multiple charges ranging from child abduction to operating a vehicle without the owners consent.Wright and reed are due back in court Tuesday. Oak Creek police released new body camera and squad video Thursday of a family reuniting minutes after thieves stole an SUV with kids still inside. It happened in the morning of February 4 at the Kwik Trip on 27th Street in Oak Creek. "It happened in front of my eyes at one of the busiest gas stations around here, and it happened in seconds," said Adam Jorgenson, who spoke with WISN 12 News back in February after his car was stolen.
According to a criminal complaint, Ladarius Wright, Bobby Reed III, and Bedee Usama had been driving around that February day looking for a car to steal when they saw Jorgenson drying his BMW after a car wash. Prosecutors said Wright and Reed yelled to Jorgenson and distracted him by asking for directions. Then, prosecutors said Usama hopped in the drivers seat and drove off with the two young girls in the back seat. Jorgenson ran inside the gas station and called 911. In the 911 call, obtained by WISN 12 News, Jorgenson and dispatchers work together to track Jorgenson's phone, still in the stolen SUV, to a side street about a mile away. "Someone just stole my car on 27th street with my two kids in the car," Jorgenson said in the 911 call. Body camera video released Thursday shows police arrive, find the car, and the girls. Two-year-old Autumn, and eight-year-old Charlie were shaken up in the back seat, but safe. Squad camera video shows an officer bring the girls a stuffed animal. Prosecutors said the thieves had abandoned the car and the girls. "I got out of the police car and I ran as fast as I could up to my car, to my girls in the back seat there," Jorgenson said in an interview with WISN 12 News. Wright, Reed, and Usama are all facing multiple charges ranging from child abduction to operating a vehicle without the owners consent. Wright and reed are due back in court Tuesday.
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