Children That Jumped From Stopped Car Found Safe In Cleveland

UPDATE: Police said the two missing children were found safe on Wednesday morning. They appear to have ran to a relative's house.

CLEVELAND — Two young children are missing in Northeast Ohio. Police said 11-year-old Chasen Pierce and his younger sister, 9-year-old Jamielle Leftwich, both jumped out of a stopped car and ran from their foster parents.

The kids were being driven through Cleveland on Tuesday night, at about 7 p.m., when the bailed out of their foster parent's car. They ran east on Euclid Avenue and slipped away.

The children's foster parent searched the area but could not find Chasen or Jamielle. Police are now asking the public for help finding the kids.

Chasen was last seen wearing a grey hoodie and grey sweatpants. Jamielle was wearing a burgundy jacket and blue jeans, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Cleveland Division of Police at (216) 621-1234 or the 5th District at (216) 623-5500.

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Photos from Cleveland Police