MIAMI – A 3-year-old boy that was considered missing and endangered in Miami early Saturday morning has been found safe and unharmed, according to the Miami Police Department.
According to authorities, Oliver Williams was in the area of Northwest 3rd Avenue and 15th Street around 3 a.m. when his mother was dropping something off in front of the Lotus House, a women’s domestic violence shelter.
Miami police said the boy’s mother left her car running with her sons Oliver and his 7-year-old sibling asleep inside when an unknown black male with a red ball cap, red t-shirt and dark jeans took the vehicle.
Investigators said According to police, the older child was dropped off at Northwest 6th Avenue and 58th Street at 3:25 a.m. and was unhurt.
Detectives described the vehicle as a 2018 gray Hyundai Santa Fe with Florida license place 34BGWE.
Authorities said Miami-Dade Police received a call regarding an unattended motor vehicle with a child inside at Northwest 7th Avenue and 84th Street.
The 3-year-old child was located inside the vehicle and in good health. He and the 7 year-old child were reunited with their mother, according to police.
Police have not released any more information on the suspect and are asking for the public’s help in identifying him.
Anyone with information of this incident is urged to contact Miami Police Department at 305-603-6370 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
UPDATE: We have located 3 year-old Oliver Williams in good health. Thank you to all who assisted in his search. MV https://t.co/RrFJWd7KR4
— Miami PD (@MiamiPD) April 15, 2023