San Jose Police on Thursday tweeted two photos, one of mother Crystal Mendez and another of Tayana, her 2-year-old daughter and asked the public for help locating the pair on February 16, 2023. (SJPD)
SAN JOSE – Authorities on Thursday located a 2-year-old girl they believe was abducted by her mother a day earlier.
The girl, Tayana Lewis, was found with relatives at a home in Oakland, police said in a social media post. Her mother, Crystal Mendez, was still at large as of Thursday afternoon.
“She is safe and with our officers; we are coordinating her return to San Jose,” police said