Crime & Safety

Amber Alert Issued For 2 Kids Believed To Be With Father

Two young children from Markham are believed to be in danger after they were taken by their father Wednesday afternoon.

MARKHAM, IL - Two young children were abducted from Markham Wednesday afternoon and are believed to be in danger, according to an Amber Alert issued to cell phones and posted by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children just before 11 p.m. Authorities are looking for Lynn Roby, 3 and Jordyn Washington, 2. They are believed to be with their father, 40-year-old Lynn Washington.

The children were taken by their father around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Amber Alert. The three were last seen in a silver 2004 or 2005 Chevrolet Malibu or Impala.

Both Lynn and Jordyn have brown hair and brown eyes, a description and photos show.

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Washington has brown hair, brown eyes, is 5'9", 180 pounds with tattoos on his neck, left arm, right arm and chest.

Call 911 or the Markham Police Department at 708-331-2171 if you have any information.

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Photo: Lynn Washington, Lynn Roby, Jordyn Washington. Via National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

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