New Zealand / Auckland Region

Police find van stolen with baby inside in West Auckland

17:22 pm on 15 August 2023

A woman returned to find her van which had a baby inside missing from the Blue 2 Laundromat in Te Atatū South, West Auckland on 14 August, 2023. Photo: Supplied / NZ police

A van which was stolen with a baby still inside has been found in West Auckland.

The vehicle, with a two-month-old baby on the back seat, was stolen outside Blue 2 Laundromat in Te Atatū South just before 1pm on Monday.

Police said the Eagle helicopter helped find the vehicle just over a kilometre away on Meadow Crescent, with the baby still inside.

They said the baby was quickly reunited with their parents before a hospital check-up.

Police have not yet made any arrests.