The theft of a car with a baby and a nine year old child inside has been described as a nightmare.
The incident happened last Sunday in Cabra in Dublin, after a couple left the engine running while they briefly went into their home.
The car was taken, and the nine year old managed to jump from the car before the thief sped off.
The 10-month-old baby was left at the roadside soon afterwards, and nobody has been arrested but Gardaí say they're following a definite line of inquiry.
Local councillor Declan Meenagh says people in the area have been calling for more Gardaí on the streets:
"It is quite random and it's, you know, I think, to be honest, I don't think we need to design our policing policy based on responding to this one off nightmare instance. I do think though a stronger police presence has a small potential to have grabbed someone who's lurking around you know just go up to the guy and say what are you doing so I do think there's a general feeling that people in the area would like a bit more of a visible community police presence."
