Car stolen with sleeping toddler in back seat
Police have warned parents not to leave their children unattended inside cars after a thief stole a vehicle with a sleeping toddler in the back and dropped the child off near a busy stretch of road over the weekend.
Kingston police said one of the child’s parents parked the car outside shops in Chelsea, in Melbourne’s southeast, on Sunday before leaving the toddler for a few minutes to run errands. The child was sleeping in the back seat and the engine and air conditioning were running.
Police are looking for two people who attempted to steal cars in the metropolitan area at the weekend.Credit:Eddie Jim
The thief is alleged to have used the opportunity to climb inside the car and drive away with the toddler still in the back seat. A passerby found the child wandering along a nearby road shortly after.
“Miraculously, the child was unharmed and police soon returned him to the arms of his parents,” police said.
“This situation serves as a timely reminder – never leave young children unattended in a car. A lot can happen in the space of a minute or two.”
It comes as police investigate a separate incident in Yarraville. On Sunday, a man attempted to carjack a resident as he reversed out of his driveway on Stephen Street about 4.30pm.
Police allege the man entered the car as the resident was driving away and demanded he had it over. When the resident refused, he was allegedly assaulted.
Neighbours came to the resident’s aid, pinning the alleged carjacker to the ground before the man managed to set himself free and run away toward Lennox Street.
Residents of Melbourne’s inner west have taken to social media to say a police helicopter was spotted flying over Yarraville, Fishermans Bend, and Kingsville on Sunday and a heavy police in the area.
Police describe the attempted carjacker as Caucasian, aged between 30 and 40, 177 centimetres tall with light-coloured hair and balding at the back. He was wearing a dark-coloured jumper, black shorts, blue shoes, and carrying a brown satchel at the time of the incident.
Anyone with further information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
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