For the fourth time in seven months, a vehicle with at least one child inside was stolen after a parent left the car unattended while running an errand.

The latest incident occurred yesterday when a woman went into the 'Ewa Beach branch of the Bank of Hawaii, but left her two sleeping boys in the van. Police said the keys were still in the 2005 Toyota Sienna and the boys were asleep in the back seat.

Sonia Tabladillo finished banking and saw the van was gone, the Associated Press said. She was hysterical when she called 911 at about 2 p.m., said police spokeswoman Michelle Yu.

An all-points bulletin was issued and the police helicopter launched. Police were preparing a Maile Amber Alert when the van was found in the Kapolei Shopping Center and a 29-year-old man was arrested.

The boys, ages 2 and 4, were reunited with their parents.

The man was booked on two counts of kidnapping and one count of auto theft.

Yesterday's arrest was the second this year of a man suspected of stealing a vehicle with a child or children inside.

On March 29, a man stole a car with a 5-month-old girl in a car seat after the father left it running outside a Liliha restaurant. The car was found 20 minutes later with the baby unharmed.

A 26-year-old man arrested three weeks later is facing trial.

On June 22, a man stole a pickup truck with a 4-month-old girl inside after her mother left the keys in the vehicle while she bought lunch at a 7-Eleven in Nu'uanu. The truck was found in the parking lot of a Moanalua church with the girl safe. No arrest has been made in that case.

On Aug. 26, a man went into a restaurant on Nimitz Highway and returned to find his truck and 3-year-old son gone. An hour later, the truck was found and the boy unharmed. No arrest has been made in that case.

Police are reminding parents to never leave their children unattended in a vehicle for even a short time.

"The next family may not be so lucky," Yu said.