CHP Issues Amber Alert for 2 Children Last Seen in Northridge Area

An Amber alert has been issued two children, allegedly abducted by her biological mother from the home where they were living in their grandmother’s custody, the California Highway Patrol announced today.

The two children remain at large after she returned to her mother’s Exposition Park residence Wednesday night -- but without the kids, police said.

The two asthmatic children, a 9-year-old girl and her 8-year-old brother, were taken from the home in the 1700 block of West 35th Place around 3 p.m. Monday, said Los Angeles police Officer Jane Kim.

They were reported missing by their grandmother -- the suspect’s mother - - around 10 a.m. Tuesday and were last seen at 4:15 p.m. that day in the Northridge area, Kim said.

Police sought public help to find them, and said Ameenah Rasheedah Freeman, 37, may be driving a maroon 2011 Ford Edge with paper plates with “Airport Marina” written on them.

This morning, police reported that Freeman went to her mother’s house on Wednesday night without the children and appeared to be “disoriented.” Someone called 911, and Freeman left before police arrived.

Adoniah Freeman, 9, is black, 4 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 97 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink dress with white flowers.

Emanuel Freeman, 8, is black, 4 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 94 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black “Mario Brothers” T-shirt, black shorts with white stripes and black sandals.

Ameenah Freeman, is black, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs around 160 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black dress with black sandals.

Kim said it was not known why Freeman did not have custody of her children.

No amber alert was declared, but police urged anyone with information on the whereabouts of Ameenah Freeman or her children to contact Detective D. Johnson of the LAPD’s Southwest Station at (213) 485-6571 or through LAPDonline (click on “webtips” and follow the prompts).

--City News Service