CASTRO VALLEY, CA — Authorities say a missing 3-month-old baby who was last seen in Castro Valley with a 54-year-old man was found safe Thursday night. The California Highway Patrol said the child was located after an alert went out earlier in the day.
The brief notice did not include details about where the infant was found or how the baby was recovered. It also did not say whether the 54-year-old man was located at the same time.
CHP said the baby was reported missing in Castro Valley
The California Highway Patrol identified the case as a missing-child alert involving an infant last seen in Castro Valley. The baby was described as 3 months old and was believed to be with a 54-year-old man when the child disappeared from view.
Officials did not release the child’s name, the man’s name, or any additional identifying details in the short update. No circumstances were given about when the pair were last seen together, beyond the fact that the alert was active Thursday.
Search alert ended after officers located the infant
By Thursday night, authorities said the search had a safe outcome. The CHP announced that the child had been found and that the case no longer remained an active missing-person search.
Those kinds of alerts are used to quickly spread information when a very young child is believed to be missing and immediate public awareness may help investigators. In this case, officials did not describe what led to the baby being found, only that the infant was safe.
What officials have not said about the circumstances
The update left several basic questions unanswered. CHP did not say whether the child had been abducted, whether the infant had been voluntarily taken, or whether investigators suspected any crime.
There was also no information about the relationship between the baby and the 54-year-old man, the nature of the search effort, or whether other agencies helped locate the infant. The agency’s statement focused only on the safe recovery of the child.
Castro Valley case drew concern because the child was only 3 months old
The age of the child made the case especially urgent. A 3-month-old baby is far too young to be left alone, and any missing-child report involving an infant typically triggers rapid attention from law enforcement and the public.
Officials did not provide details about the conditions the baby was in when found. Even so, the announcement that the infant was safe brought the search to a close and resolved the immediate concern that prompted the alert.
ABC7 Bay Area and CHP shared the late-night update
The case was reported through ABC7 Bay Area, which said the California Highway Patrol confirmed the baby had been located Thursday night. The timing indicates the alert remained active for only a limited period before the child was found.
Beyond the safe recovery, no further information was included in the short notice. Authorities did not release a follow-up account of the search or say whether any investigation remains open.
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