Palm Springs Mother Reunited With Infant After Kidnapping

A Palm Springs mother was reunited with her infant child three hours after the child’s father allegedly kidnapped the child at knifepoint.

The incident happened at 11:13 a.m., according to Palm Springs police spokesperson Rhonda Long.

She said 50-year-old Joseph Bailon took the child from its mother at knifepoint, and then rode off with the child on a bicycle after telling her he was going to kill the child and himself.

The child was found safe around 2 p.m. at a home close to the mother’s home on Camino Parocella.

News Channel 3’s Mike Daniels told us on Twitter “I just saw the baby, and he’s doing great. Police are interviewing the woman who brought him back from the father.”

Police said Bailon was still at large. He has a criminal past, according to Long, including assault with a deadly weapon and drug charges.

He is described as 5 ft. 6in. tall, salt-and-peper hair and brown eyes.

If you have any information, call Palm Springs police immediately or CrimeStoppers at (760)341-STOP.