Man arrested after stealing car with baby inside
A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a car with a four-month-old baby in the backseat.
The child’s mother had left the car running while she jumped out to grab a few things from an Adelaide deli in the suburb of Klemzig at around 7.45 am on Monday.
CCTV then shows the 37-year-old man arrive at the car park in a stolen Mazda before checking out the woman’s Honda.
He goes back to the Mazda and grabs a bag before going back to the Honda and driving off.
The child’s mother is then seen running out of the deli to her car when she sees it moving.
Several police units were deployed to look for the baby who was eventually found in the abandoned car just after 10am.
The infant was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
“Police located the vehicle at Wilkinson Ave at Enfield and, thankfully, seated in the rear was the child,” South Australia Police Chief Inspector Matt Nairn said.
“An ambulance has attended along with police and now mum and we can confirm the child is safe and well.
“It’s a great relief to South Australia police to reunite mum and child... you can imagine the distress that caused mum.”
Police arrested a man in relation to the incident and interviewed him before charging him with abduction of a child.
He was refused bail and ordered to appear before the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
You can watch the footage of the entire incident unfolding here.
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