June 16, 2026 — 8:32amA group of teenagers has been arrested after a ute with a baby inside was stolen from a street in Townsville on Monday afternoon.Police said the ute was parked in a driveway on Sunderland Street in Garbutt near Townsville Airport when a group of teenagers got into the vehicle and drove away.A woman was standing near the vehicle, and a baby was secured in a car seat in the back.The group, realising a baby was in the car, stopped a short distance along the road and placed the baby in the car seat on the footpath before driving away.The baby was assessed by paramedics as a precaution, but police said no one was injured.The vehicle was located and the teenagers were arrested overnight.Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter.From our partners