# Two Thieves Stole Car With Toddler Inside

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/news-opinion/general/two-thieves-stole-car-with-toddler-inside/
- Published: 2016-09-06T12:46:23+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _Investigations are ongoing after�two thieves stole a ute with a toddler�boy inside from�the Ballarat suburb of Sebastopol on Sunday._

Dad, Dave Gleeson was delivering a window when his ute was stolen with his toddler
inside at about 5:45pm. He said that he left his keys in the ignition and within
minutes, two people had climbed into the car and driven away.�”I was literally gone
for a couple of minutes, I was in shock and said ‘where’s my car?’,” he said.

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After 20 minutes the ute was found less than two kilometres away with the toddler
still inside.

“20 minutes it felt like three hours,”�Mr Gleeson said.

The boy was unharmed and was reunited with his parents.

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Mr Gleeson said he was relieved but said that he learned his lesson.

“You cannot leave kids or keys in the car…It will happen,” he said.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.�Police have urged anyone
with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Sources:�[9news.com.au](http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/09/05/19/37/car-thieves-steal-ute-in-ballarat-with-young-boy-still-inside)
�and�[Heraldsun.com.au](http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/police-hunt-car-thief-who-stole-ute-in-ballarat-with-toddler-inside/news-story/e28bc5f037337e8b522a89bf9db2f126)

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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