Two teens, 18 and 14, in custody in infant abduction

Angela Rosado had just gotten home when two frantic teens ran onto her porch.

"They just saw me," she said today on her block of 16th Street in Tioga. "I guess I must have 'sweet' on my face."

Rosado, 25, said she didn't know the duo from a "can of paint." So, it's not hard to imagine her surprise when they thrust an infant into her arms.

That lack of familiarity is probably a good thing, since there's nothing sweet about what the two teens are accused of doing.

The older teen, an 18-year-old man, and the 14-year-old girl he was with are currently in police custody in connection to the alleged abduction of that 1-year-old boy, Chief Inspector Scott Small said.

After an ordeal that stretched across the city, that infant has been reunited with his mom at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He's unharmed, Small said.

The chaos began about 2:30 p.m. at a home on Clementine Street near Kensington Avenue in Kensington, Small said.

Police were notified that the 14-year-old had grabbed the infant from the home and taken off in a gray Nissan Maxima. It's unclear why the girl took the boy, who police say is her cousin.

Sources described the teen as a "problem child" for the family, one who had gotten into trouble with the law when she was as young as 9-years-old.

Those family members told police that the car, owned by the girl's uncle, was equipped with Onstar, a service that helps track stolen vehicles.

Investigators notified the company, which began to track the sedan. It was found in West Philly, near City Avenue, Small said.

The driver then took the Schuylkill Expressway to North Philly, where officers from the 39th District spotted it and gave chase, Small said.

The officers found the car on Syndenham Street near Erie Avenue in Tioga. It was empty, Small said.

Utility workers in the area told the officers that two people had exited the car with the infant in tow and had darted into a nearby alley that spills out onto 16th Street, one block over, Small said

The girl, now with the 18-year-old, who police say had been in the car with her during the cross-city ride, ran up 16th, where they spotted Rosado.

All the home care nurse saw was two teens screaming, desperate for help. They overwhelmed her, pleading to let them inside her home and to take the infant, she said.

Flabbergasted, Rosado--who police confirmed has no relation to the suspects--opened the door to her home, and the teens quickly closed it behind them.

They asked her for money, she said. They told her to tell police that they were her cousins, that she knew them.

They told her they were being chased, but wouldn't say why, Rosado said.

"I didn't know what to do," she said. "I didn't know if they had guns or anything."

Moments later, Rosado heard a commotion at the door: Police officers had tracked the teens to the home.

The man had taken off his jacket to try to disguise himself. The girl had removed her jacket and shirt, Small said.

But it was no use.

Hours later, a flustered Rosado recounted the story in disbelief. The mother of two said she moved to 16th Street only a few months ago.

She said that she acted out of reflex, more for the benefit of the infant in the teens' arms.

"I'd want someone to take my baby from them, to keep him safe," she said.