Yasmin Carrera Bravo, a 17-year-old teen allegedly kidnapped from her father's home in San Jose, has been found safe. At 10:45 p.m. on Friday, Bravo was dragged by a man into a vehicle outside her home, located on Block 1300, Lexington Drive.
Per ABC7 News, Yasmin Carrera Bravo's father and an unknown adult woman tried to intervene and get a hold of the teenager before the vehicle could drive off, to no avail. Instead, the man rear-ended the vehicle into the woman and absconded. The following day, however, San Jose police issued an update that the girl had been found and the suspect identified.
All we know about Yasmin Carrera Bravo's kidnapping
Per SFGATE, cops were initially on the lookout for a silver-colored Honda Accord of the 2006 model, with California plate 9NNZ977. The front bumper was likely to be missing, and police revealed that a SHP Amber Alert had been issued. However, on Saturday at around 6:25 p.m., the same had been deactivated.
The police first asked for the public's assistance in locating Yasmin Carrera Bravo, who, per an official press release, was described as Hispanic, 5’2” tall, 100 lbs, and had pink hair and brown eyes.
As for the suspect, he has since been identified as a 25-year-old Hispanic man named Noah Pimentel. Per the official press release, he weighs 155 lbs and clocks in at 5 feet 9 inches. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen in a white shirt.
Upon Yasmin Carrera Bravo's kidnapping, the police also issued a separate tip line for anyone with information to call the number 669-210-9284. Anyone with any pertinent information is expected to call Detective Contreras #4570 of the San José Police Department's Robbery Unit. This can be done via email: [email protected] or 408-277-4166.
In other news, just earlier this year, another Hispanic woman fell prey to a kidnapping, though she was later found safe. 31-year-old Acela Pineda Silva went missing at around 2 a.m. Saturday in the vicinity of North Fifth and St John streets. Per NBC, at the time, she was sitting in a truck with a man, her friend, when two other men tried to break in and steal it.
Sgt. Jorge Garibay with San Jose police said at the time:
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"Officers located an adult male victim who reported that his vehicle had been stolen by two adult male suspects. The vehicle was occupied by a female adult passenger. The female was taken into the vehicle against her will."
However, at around 3 p.m., an anonymous individual located the woman and escorted her to the police station. Reportedly, she sustained minor injuries, though she was visibly disturbed.
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