Crime & Safety

Update: Amber Alert Girl Found in San Lorenzo

A vehicle matching the description put out during an Amber Alert was found at the Stoneridge shopping center in Pleasanton.

Bay City News Service

A 1-year-old girl who police say was kidnapped by her father was found safe this evening.

The girl was located at about 7:20 p.m. at a relative's home in San Lorenzo, according to KCBS radio.

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Earlier today, police in Pleasanton located a GMC Yukon that the man suspected
of abducting his daughter was believed to have been driving, a police dispatcher said.

The received a call about the silver Yukon, with license plate No. 5GMW656, at 4:33 p.m., a dispatcher said. The
unoccupied vehicle was located next to the Stoneridge Mall near the JCPenny
Home Store.

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An Amber Alert was issued for girl.

The reported driver of the vehicle, Johnathon Martinez, 30, is believed to have taken Jacqueline Martinez from her home at 9:33 p.m. Sunday from her San Joaquin County home near Lathrop.

Authorities say he still hasn't been found.

Martinez is Hispanic and about 6 feet tall. He weighs 170 pounds and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and an A's baseball cap. He has black hair and brown eyes.


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