NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Two children abducted from Elko, Nev., earlier this week are the subjects of a newly issued Amber Alert.
The California Highway Patrol issued the alert Friday evening on behalf of the Elko Police Department in the effort to locate 9-year-old Lillyanna Ramires and her younger brother Martin Angel Rosales, 3.
The Amber Alert was activated from Sacramento south to Mexico, the CHP said.
Authorities said the children were the victim of a parental abduction that occurred at around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The suspects believed to have abducted the children are Martin Cisneras Rosales, 33, the father of the little boy, and Amber Schenck, 29, who is the mother of both children, authorities said.
Nevada media are reporting that the children were taken from the Department of Child and Family Services, whose care they were in due to concerns for their safety.
The couple may be driving a 1980s or 1990s model blue Ford Mustang, with a Nebraska or paper license plate, the CHP said.
The CHP said both children and Martin Rosales are Hispanic, but could not offer other physical descriptions.
Schenck is a Caucasian female with sandy-colored hair and blue eyes. She is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds.
If they’re seen, the public is asked to immediately call 911.