Arrest after car stolen with children inside
The Hyundai 4x4 was stolen on Broughton Road in Stoke-on-Trent (generic image)
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A man has been arrested after the theft of a car in which two young children were sitting.
The vehicle, a Hyundai 4x4, was taken while the engine was still running on Broughton Road in Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, shortly after 10:00 BST on Saturday.
It was driven to a car dealership on Dividy Road before the thief got out and ran away, leaving the children inside, police said.
Following a search of the area, a 43-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, drug-driving and taking a child as to remove them from having lawful control.
He has since been released on conditional bail while officers' inquiries continue.
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