A man will face court today after he allegedly stole a car while a little girl was sleeping in the backseat in Perth.
Western Australia Police said a woman in her 30s was driving with a 27-year-old passenger and her five-year-old daughter about 9.30pm last night.
She stopped the car at a cafe on Main Street, Osborne Park, to buy a cake.
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But when she returned, her car and daughter were missing, police said.
WA Police allege the 27-year-old man got into the driver's seat while the woman was buying the cake and stole the car.
The little girl was still asleep in her car seat.
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Police spotted the car driving along Ocean Reef Road, Edgewater, a short time later.
The man stopped at a red light where police were able to intercept the car and arrest the 27-year-old.
He was taken into custody and the little girl who was unharmed and still in her car seat was reunited with her mother.
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The man has been charged with multiple offences including driving under the influence and stealing and motorvehicle and person.
He will appear at court today.