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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.

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.

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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Autumn Johnson (Editor) May 19, 2013 at 07:17 am
This is great to hear! By chance, do you know if the man who helped was Roy Fickin?
Amanda Rogers May 17, 2013 at 12:20 pm
So glad you got this resolved. When I saw your plea for help, I put in a call to Public Works andRead More they transferred me to Police/Animal Services. They told me that someone had already been dispatched.
lb May 17, 2013 at 11:06 am
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