Carjacked Vehicle In Mountain View Had 2 Children Inside: Cops

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — A suspect was arrested Christmas night in connection with a carjacking in which two children were inside the car, Mountain View police said.

Francisco Reynoso, 28, was arrested on suspicion of carjacking, felony child endangerment, kidnapping and several outstanding warrants, and subsequently booked into the Santa Clara County Jail, police said.

No injuries were reported.

Officers at around 7:30 p.m. Sunday responded to a report from a woman who said her Toyota sedan had been stolen from the area of Dana and Castro streets with two young family members – a 13-year-old and a 7-year-old – still in the car, police said.

The woman had parked and run quickly into a store to retrieve some food when Reynoso, who had been inside the same grocery store as the victim, got into the Toyota and began to drive away, causing the girls in the back seat to scream, police said.

Reynoso allegedly told both the girls to leave the car, which they did, and he drove away.
Officers tracked the car and located it in Palo Alto.

Reynoso was arrested after officers conducted a high-risk car stop in the area of Wilton Avenue and Orinda Street.

“I am very proud of the quick work of our dispatchers and our patrol teams last night, and I am grateful no one was hurt in this incident,” police Capt. Scott Nelson said in a statement.

“Kudos to all who helped peacefully resolve this scary situation so quickly.”