The car had been reported missing almost an hour earlier.<\/p>\n
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today \u201cThe children, while unharmed, were visibly shaken and crying and were relocated with their mother,\u201d Inspector Mick Kelly said.<\/p>\n West Australian Police<\/a> launched a search about 10.15pm when the yellow Picanto was reported stolen from a home on Richardson St in Boulder, more than six hours east of Perth in WA<\/a>\u2019s Goldfields.<\/p>\n By the time the car was found abandoned two roads over on the corner of Ivanhoe and Piesse streets, whoever had stolen it was gone.<\/p>\n \u201cThe keys were in the ignition and the motor was running and it was then left unattended,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n \u201cKalgoorlie detectives will conduct a thorough investigation to locate the persons or persons that have been involved in this incident.<\/p>\n \u201cWe believe it\u2019s more of a crime of opportunity. We do not believe it has been a targeted incident with the owner, the mother of the two children.\u201d<\/p>\n Police are not sure exactly when the car was taken, and are working with the \u201cdistraught\u201d mum to understand that and why the children were left in the vehicle.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a timely reminder that there is no excuse for leaving children unattended in any vehicle,\u201d Kelly said, adding whether or not the mother will be spoken to over that is a \u201cmatter for our Kalgoorlie detectives\u201d.<\/p>\n The incident comes after a 15-year-old boy stole two cars<\/a> with children inside in Kalgoorlie in January.<\/p>\n Anyone with information, dashcam or CCTV should contact Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n![\"Download](\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\"){kind=icon}
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