Criminal may be hiding in Palm Beach County

Man who stole vehicle with child inside could be hiding in Palm Beach County

Law enforcement in South Florida is searching for a man who they said kidnapped a child in Broward County and may be hiding in Palm Beach County.

The Broward Sheriff's Office said Phillip J. Pepe Jr., 33, stole a car parked outside of an IHOP restaurant in Oakland Park on Saturday morning. A 3-year-old was in the car at the time of the theft.

Investigators said the vehicle, with the child inside, was found a few minutes later in Fort Lauderdale.

"They believe that he fled somewhere in Broward County or perhaps he fled somewhere in Palm Beach County," Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Miranda Grossman said.

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