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Kidnapped San Jose baby found safe
(03-25) 15:05 PDT SAN JOSE -- A baby girl kidnapped when a woman stole her
family's Jeep from outside their San Jose home was rescued Monday,
authorities said.
Eleven-month-old Gabriela Quintero was found safe just before 11:30 a.m.,
nearly five hours after her abduction prompted an Amber Alert, police said.
The baby and the abandoned 2006 Jeep Liberty were found parked on Amargosa
Court, about 6 miles south of her home. But the kidnapper remains at large.
"Just because we found the baby and the vehicle doesn't mean that we just
pack up and go home now," said Sgt. Jason Dwyer, a San Jose police spokesman
. "The investigation's still in full swing. We want to know who took the car
and what their motivation was."
Gabriela, who turns 1 year old Friday, did not appear injured, authorities
said. As a precaution, she was taken Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in
San Jose, where she was reunited with her mother.
The baby was in the back seat of the Jeep outside her family's home on
Amador Court in east San Jose when the SUV was stolen about 6:45 a.m.
Her mother, Graciela Quintero, had put her daughter in the car but hadn't
yet strapped her in, police said. The mother was bringing items from her
house to the Jeep and had stepped away momentarily when the car - with its
keys in the ignition - was stolen.
It's unclear whether the thief knew the baby was in the back seat, but "we
have to assume that this is a stranger abduction," Dwyer said before
Gabriela was found.
The kidnapper was described as a Latina or white woman in her 30s who had
been seen talking on her cell phone while walking in the neighborhood. She
was wearing a dark top, dark pants and had dark hair tied up in a bun. She
was carrying what appeared to be a red and white Target bag.
Graciela Quintero's housemate David Magana said he was about to get up to go
to work when he realized that something was wrong.
"The mom was screaming hysterically ... and we just all ran out," Magana
said.
Hours later, her screams turned to tears of joy when Quintero learned that
Gabriela was safe, Magana said.
"She just wanted to see her baby," he said.
Magana described Quintero as a hard-working single mother who is constantly
running around to provide for her daughter. He has lived in the home with
Quintero for three years.
He speculated that the woman who made off with the Jeep had no idea Gabriela
was in the back seat and was just taking advantage of the opportunity.
"We're just happy she's back," Magana said. |
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