UPDATED: A man who allegedly stole a vehicle with a young child in the back seat in Alice Springs on Wednesday night has been arrested and will face a string of charges including drink driving and child abduction, NT Police said.
Police Acting Commander Shaun Gill said in a statement on Thursday that at about 7:50pm on Wednesday, police received reports that a vehicle was stolen from Gap Rd, Alice Springs, with a young child still inside.
The Police did not state in their initial call for public assistance that a child was in the vehicle, again they are omitting important details. The vehicle was also not found for 1.5hours.