Sleeping baby found safe two hours after thieves take vehicle

NAMPA, Idaho – Two men stole a Ford Explorer with a baby inside Monday afternoon, but the child was found safe in the abandoned vehicle about two hours later, authorities said.

The 11-month-old girl apparently was unharmed, said Nampa police Sgt. Kyle Winnicki.

Carla Wilson had left her daughter, Cedella Goss, asleep in her vehicle outside an apartment building when the vehicle was reported stolen about 2:45 p.m., police said.

Police set up a command post outside the apartment building and dispatched officers to look for the Explorer. They also issued an Amber Alert.

Canyon County sheriff’s deputies found the vehicle just outside Nampa with the baby inside, Winnicki said.

The theft investigation was continuing late Monday.