Video released Monday shows what authorities believe was a suspect walking down a street in Northern California carrying a baby carrier after allegedly kidnapping a three-month-old boy from his family’s apartment.
The suspect reportedly entered the home just north of downtown San Jose shortly after 1 p.m. and left along with Brandon Cuellar, police spokesman Sgt. Christian Camarillo told reporters.
The boy’s grandmother watched the child while his mother was at work, Camarillo said. The grandmother had brought Brandon home from a trip to the grocery store and brought him to the apartment, Camarillo said.
She left the boy alone for about two minutes to get groceries from the car, Camarillo said.
“In that short time, someone entered the apartment” and left with the child, Camarillo said.
“Today someone is walking around with a 3-month-old baby they didn’t have yesterday,” he added.
The boy’s family did not recognize the man, who was caught on surveillance cameras wearing what authorities described as a baby carrier with a white blanket over it.
Camarillo said it was not clear whether the man brought the courier or whether it belonged to the family.
Brandon was wearing a white long-sleeved onesie with dinosaurs on it, the department said.
Camarillo said members of an FBI child abduction team are assisting in the search for the boy.
