Councilman’s daughter escapes kidnappers
Teen was taken from home, forced to walk to plaza, police report
Milpitas City Councilman Garry Barbadillo had to abruptly leave Tuesday’s council meeting after learning his teen daughter was kidnapped by two men from their Parktown home, but was able to escape without serious injury.
“My daughter was kidnapped and forcedly taken from our house. Police recovered her after an hour,” Barbadillo told the Milpitas Post in emails sent to the paper early Wednesday morning. “No she did not know them, two hooded animals took her. They cut her arm.”
Barbadillo was at the council meeting — which typically starts at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays — through the beginning of the first agenda item of public business. He then left shortly thereafter, not returning for the rest of the meeting which went into the early hours of Wednesday morning.
“She’s shaken but she’s fine now. The police are investigating,” Barbadillo said via email.
In a written release on Wednesday afternoon, Milpitas police reported they received a call at 8:23 p.m. on Tuesday of a 13-year-old girl missing from a home on Edsel Drive. The girl was found in the area of South Park Victoria Drive and Yellowstone Avenue at around 9:04 p.m., according to police.
Police said the victim told officers two men kidnapped her from her home and then had her walk to Parktown Plaza as they slowly followed her in a small light-colored sedan.
They eventually made her get into the car in the area of Piedmont Road and Landess Avenue and then drove around northern San Jose.
Police say she was eventually able to flee from the car and call home.
One of the suspects was only partially described as wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and unknown color cargo pants. The other unknown suspect wore a dark gray sweatshirt and cargo pants, also of an unknown color.
The suspects’ car possibly had a “Mystery Spot” bumper sticker, according to police.
Barbadillo’s daughter is a middle school student in Milpitas. Both his son and daughter are piano players and tae kwon do athletes, according to his city council Web page. The Post does not identity juvenile victims of crime.
Detectives are actively investigating the incident.
Anyone with information about this case or who might have seen the car and/ or the involved parties is encouraged to call Milpitas Police Department at (408) 586-2400. Information can also be provided electronically through the Milpitas Crime Tip page: www. ci. milpitas. ca. gov/ crimetip.