SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – FBI investigators have joined San Jose police in the search for a man who kidnapped a three-month-old baby from a residence on the 1000 block of Elm Street Monday afternoon.
San Jose police tweeted out images and video of a male suspect seen entering the residence in surveillance video and leaving with the baby what appeared to be a carrier covered with a blanket.
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Police received the call about the kidnapping at around 1 pm
** Kidnapping Incident **
Officers are currently working on this incident. The male you see in these images captured from a surveillance camera entered a residence in the 1000 block of Elm St.
He left with a 3 month old baby. The family does not recognize this suspect. pic.twitter.com/BJ0R44JOP2
– San José Police Media Relations (JPSJPD_PIO) April 26, 2022
Police said the family does not recognize the suspect. Early Monday evening, the neighborhood near Bellarmine College Prep school and the I-880 freeway was swarming with San Jose police units.
Police described the suspect as a “dark” Hispanic male wearing black pants, a dark blue shirt, gray shoes with white trim, a gray baseball hat and a black face mask. The suspect also has short hair.
The baby carrier is black in color with a white blanket. The baby was identified as three-month-old Brandon Alexis Cuellar. His family calls him Alexis. He is wearing a white long sleeve onesie with gray dinosaurs on it.
San Jose police later said the baby was being watched by his grandmother while the mother was at work. The grandmother had taken the baby into an apartment after shopping for groceries. After going back to her car to retrieve more groceries, she returned moments later and the baby was gone.
Police said the mother was at police headquarters providing information on the case. The baby’s father is currently incarcerated. Police said they didn’t know if the father being incarcerated played into the kidnapping, but said they would be speaking to him soon.
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“Right now, we have every available resource not only out in the field, but here at the police department working in this case,” said SJPD Sgt. Christian Camarillo during the press briefing.
Police said investigators with the FBI was also providing resources and sending agents from its Child Abduction Response Team. A cash reward is being offered for any information leading to the safe recovery of the baby and the arrest of the suspect.
Authorities were asking for anyone who lives in the area of Elm Street where the baby was taken to check their surveillance cameras for video around 1 pm that might have captured the suspect.
Police have set up the following hotlines to call with any information on the case with officers standing by:
- 408-537-1142
- 408-537-1916
- 408-537-1282
- 408-537-1522
- 408-537-9066
Police also noted that no Amber Alert had been issued in the case because authorities do not have a vehicle description or license plate number to include with the alert.
Regarding an Amber alert on the kidnapping case.
At this time we do not have a vehicle description or license plate. When we have that info an Amber alert will be activated. pic.twitter.com/C49mnQKpgB
– San José Police Media Relations (JPSJPD_PIO) April 26, 2022
The CHP issued an endangered missing advisory at 7:18 pm
ENDANGERED MISSING ADVISORY – Santa Clara County
Last Seen: Elm Street and Vermont Street, San JoseAnSanJosePD IF SEEN, CALL 9-1-1 pic.twitter.com/zAuu8No2TX– CHP – Alerts (HCHPAlerts) April 26, 2022
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The public is asked to call SJPD detectives who are actively working in this case at 408-277-4166 with any information. The public can also call 911 if they spot the suspect or the baby.