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Missing San Jose Teen Found Safe, AMBER Alert Deactivated as Search for Suspect Continues

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Published on December 15, 2024
Missing San Jose Teen Found Safe, AMBER Alert Deactivated as Search for Suspect ContinuesSource: CHP - Alerts

Following intense search efforts and widespread public notification, the California Highway Patrol has announced the deactivation of an AMBER Alert issued for 17-year-old Yasmin Carrera-Bravo, who had been reported missing in San Jose. A social media post from the CHP confirms that Yasmin has been found. Their brief message conveys a simple yet profound relief for everyone involved in her search. "This AMBER Alert has been deactivated. The subject has been located," CHP - Alerts stated.

Prior to her recovery, Yasmin was last documented in the vicinity of Lexington Drive and Payne Avenue in Santa Clara County, with the alert being sounded late into the evening. According to a report from the Hoodline, she was 5'2" tall, roughly 100 pounds, with distinctively pink hair and brown eyes. She was wearing gray and white pajamas when she disappeared.

The suspect, 25-year-old Noah Pimentel, had been sought by the authorities in connection with the disappearance. He is described as 5'9" tall and around 155 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The last location of the suspect was noted with Yasmin in a 2006 silver Honda Accord, sporting the license plate number 9NNZ977.