{"id":6131,"date":"2026-06-19T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/baby-snatched-from-pushchair-in-germany-sparking-massive-search-with-helicopters\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:09:01","slug":"baby-snatched-from-pushchair-in-germany-sparking-massive-search-with-helicopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/baby-snatched-from-pushchair-in-germany-sparking-massive-search-with-helicopters\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby snatched from pushchair in Germany sparking massive search with helicopters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1cf165\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The three-month-old boy was snatched from his pushchair overnight, sparking an extensive manhunt across Germany with helicopters and drones deployed<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37158303\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"German police officer seen from behind in a yellow vest with Polizei text, standing by patrol car. Suitable as background for  breaking news, reports, or public safety and law enforcement topics.\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37158303.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_German-police-officer-seen-from-behind-in-a-yellow-vest-with-Polizei-text-standing-by-patrol-car-S.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37158303.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_German-police-officer-seen-from-behind-in-a-yellow-vest-with-Polizei-text-standing-by-patrol-car-S.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37158303.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_German-police-officer-seen-from-behind-in-a-yellow-vest-with-Polizei-text-standing-by-patrol-car-S.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37158303.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_German-police-officer-seen-from-behind-in-a-yellow-vest-with-Polizei-text-standing-by-patrol-car-S.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Police have launched an extensive search\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police have launched an extensive search<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A large-scale manhunt has been launched across Germany after a baby was snatched from his pushchair overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police have deployed helicopters and drones in a bid to find the missing three-month-old boy, but say they currently have &#8220;no promising leads&#8221;. The youngster was taken at around 11:30pm last night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police said the he had been left alone &#8220;for a short time&#8221; when he vanished from his pushchair in Renningen, southwest Germany. His parents then alerted officers. They believe &#8220;an unknown person lifted the child from a stroller and took it away&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An extensive search involving drones, helicopters, firefighters and 40 rescue <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/teamdogs\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">dogs<\/a> is now underway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police also confirmed that cadaver dogs, who are specially trained to sniff out decomposing bodies, are being used in the search.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">With temperatures in Germany soaring above 30C this week, officers admitted &#8220;if it were helpless somewhere in this heat, it would be very bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Unfortunately, we currently have no promising leads,&#8221; police said. &#8220;We began our search at the scene of the crime and are working our way outwards in a circular pattern. Of course, the child could already be somewhere else entirely&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The suspected kidnapping reportedly took place close to the mother&#8217;s home in Renningen, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Renningen&#8217;s mayor, Melanie Hettmer, 49 said: &#8220;I am speechless and deeply worried. I hope the child is found safe and sound&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Local residents who have tried forming search groups on social media were warned that their efforts could disrupt the ongoing police investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We urgently request that you refrain from conducting your own search operations&#8221;, Ludwigsburg Police Headquarters said on <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/facebook\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/baby-kidnapped-renningen-germany-police-37270372\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The three-month-old boy was snatched from his pushchair overnight, sparking an extensive manhunt across Germany<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_GERMANY-DEFENCE-ACCIDENT.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}