Crime & Safety
Amber Alert: Abducted SoCal Girl Found, Father In Custody
Authorities have reportedly found the 5-year-old girl who was abducted by her father in North Hollywood, according to police
LOS ANGELES, CA — A five-year-old girl who went missing was found in Mar Vista Wednesday evening, about 10 minutes after an Amber Alert was issued in an attempt to help find her.
An Amber Alert was activated in Los Angeles and surrounding counties asking the public’s help to find Victoria Sophia Suarez, who went missing Wednesday morning near North Hollywood with 29-year-old Jose Alberto Suarez, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the alert on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department.
She was found with her father on the Westside and he was taken into custody, according to CHP.
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"Thank you again for your assistance. Once again, your participation was invaluable," CHP announced on Twitter.
LAPD is expected to release more information about the arrest.
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- City News Service contributed to this report.
Patch will update this developing story with more information.
AMBER ALERT - Los Angeles and surrounding counties
Last Seen: North Hollywood Area@LAPDHollywood IF SEEN, CALL 9-1-1 pic.twitter.com/FAC6movTVH
— CHP - Alerts (@CHPAlerts) May 14, 2020
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