Crime & Safety

3 Missing SoCal Children, 23-Year-Old Suspect Found: CHP

Children ages 4, 3 and 1 were believed to be with a Riverside County woman when they went missing last week.

Frankie, Anthonie and Levie Perez Rico were last seen on Jan. 17 at 4:30 p.m. in Jurupa Valley. They are believed to be with 23-year-old suspect Selena Rico.
Frankie, Anthonie and Levie Perez Rico were last seen on Jan. 17 at 4:30 p.m. in Jurupa Valley. They are believed to be with 23-year-old suspect Selena Rico. (California Highway Patrol)

JURUPA VALLEY, CA — Authorities were urgently asking for the public's help finding three missing boys ages 4, 3 and 1, who were believed to be with a 23-year-old Riverside County woman.

Just before 11 a.m. all three children and the woman were located, the California Highway Patrol said in an update to its original Endangered Missing Advisory.

No other information was provided about the case after the four were located.

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When the advisory was issued on Thursday morning, Selena Rico, was listed as a suspect in the endangered missing persons alert and was believed to be driving a black 2011 Kia Sorento with California license 8XMZ602, according to the CHP.

The siblings — Frankie, Anthonie and Levie Perez Rico — were last seen on Jan. 17 at 4:30 p.m. in Jurupa Valley.

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Authorities did not specify what the woman's relation to the children was.

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