"[Police] attended a childcare centre where it's alleged a Holden station wagon was stolen from that location with an eight-year-old girl in the rear of the vehicle,"he said.
"He was apprehended a short distance away by tradespeople working in the area and ACT police members attended a short time after that and took the man into custody,"he said.
"The students' parents are with the boys as they receive care in hospital,"he said.