A New Mexico woman allegedly stole a car with two children inside on the Fourth of July in Hobbs, New Mexico. The Hobbs Police Department said a woman parked her white Hyundai Santa Fe in front of a store and when she returned, an unknown woman pushed her and got into the vehicle while driving. Dashcam video shows the mother trying to stop the theft by climbing on the hood of the car, but she was unable to stop the other woman. Inside the car were the woman’s 6-year-old daughter and 11-month-old son. New York subway stabbing: POLICE SAY teen, 14, killed in Harlem attack The suspect was identified as Regina Castillo by police. (Hobbs Police Department) When officers located the car, they discovered the suspect left the 6-year-old at an intersection before trying to flee from police, officials say. The suspect, identified as Regina Castillo, then abandoned the car and began running from officers. Castillo was arrested after he was found hiding behind a truck in a residential area. In addition to the charges Castillo will face in connection with the carjacking, she had three active warrants for her arrest, including failure to appear on charges of concealing identity, shoplifting and failure to appear for traffic violations, according to police. PHILADELPHIA teenagers beat 73-year-old man to death with traffic cone, ATTACK PRESSED ON VIDEO: POLICE A New Mexico woman allegedly stole a car with two children inside on the Fourth of July in Hobbs, New Mexico. (Credit: Hobbs, New Mexico PD/Body Cams+ / TMX) Following the incident, Castillo was charged with unlawful possession of a motor vehicle, aggravated fleeing an officer, two counts of child abuse, resisting/eluding or obstructing an officer and three counts of failure to appear. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Castillo has previously been charged with assault on a household member, two counts of resisting/eluding or obstructing an officer, two counts of shoplifting, forgery, four counts of failure to appear and one count of concealment of identity. The children were reunited with their mother after being treated by EMS. Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter @asabes10.
