Crime & Safety
East Palo Alto Girl Found Safe After Alleged Abduction By Mother
The girl and her mother were found in Campbell.

A 9-year-old girl was found safe after her mother allegedly abducted her from an East Palo Alto elementary school this morning, according to police.
A staff member at Cesar Chavez Academy at 2450 Ralmar Ave. reported at 8:11 a.m. that the girl had been abducted from the school, East Palo Alto police said. The school’s staff provided a description of the suspect and her vehicle.
Police discovered there is a custody dispute between the girl’s parents and suspected the girl had been abducted by her biological mother, police said. A missing person alert was issued through the California Highway Patrol.
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Eventually the girl and her mother were found in Campbell, according to East Palo Alto police.
The girl was not injured in the abduction and police are continuing to investigate what happened. Any witnesses to the case have been asked to call East Palo Alto police Detective Tommy Phengsene at (650) 798-5347.
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