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# Woman stole car with autistic teen, sparking Amber Alert
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/amber-alert-issued-for-la-county-teen-in-car-reported-stolen/
- Published: 2017-07-21T15:48:27.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-03T21:53:52.000Z
- Author: Editor
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 14:31

PARAMOUNT, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles sheriff's officials say a woman stole a car outside a fast-food restaurant in Paramount without realizing there was an autistic teen in the vehicle.  
Sheriff's Lt. Charles Calderaro says Friday that 17-year-old Frank Barboa was in the back seat of a black 2015 Honda Civic when his sister went into a Jack in the Box and left the keys in the car.  
He says a woman hopped in the driver's seat and drove off. Calderaro says the woman was "kind" to Barboa and he wasn't harmed.  
The car was abandoned about 2 miles from the restaurant. Barboa, who has the mental capacity of a 12-year-old, was able to take a bus home.  
Calderaro says investigators are looking for the woman.

— Associated Press