Police seek clues in Bay Area teen's disappearance

ByTimothy Didion KGO logo
Friday, September 20, 2019
Police seek clues in Bay Area teen's disappearance
Oakland Police are asking for help to locate a young man who's been missing since early May. Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick shared details of the disappearance at a news conference on Thursday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland Police are asking for help to locate a young man who's been missing since early May. Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick shared details of the disappearance at a news conference on Thursday.

Investigators say 19-year-old Jonathan Bandabaila was driving to a soccer tournament on May 3 and also had plans to attend a formal dance. His car was photographed entering the San Mateo Bridge heading west. The silver 1998 Honda Accord was found parked about mid-way across.

Bandabaila's brother says the search has taken a heavy toll on both he and his family.

"And they don't see me cry much. Yet every time I come forth to speak about this situation I try so hard to stand still, stand tall, stand strong, and I can't stay composed yet I do know that my brother's out there. And I do feel one hundred percent that he'll come home and we'll find him," said Harrison Bandabaila

Police are asking anyone with information on Jonathan Bandabaila to call a special 24 hour hotline at 510-238-3641.