Child Abduction Emergency for Los Angeles, CA,Orange, CA,Riverside, CA,San Diego, CA
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- Los Angeles, CA,Orange, CA,Riverside, CA,San Diego, CA
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AN AMBER ALERT IS BEING ISSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ON BEHALF OF THE WESTMINSTER DEPARTMENT. ON OCTOBER 25, 2026, AT 400 PM, JOSEPH GARCIA WAS ABDUCTED FROM WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA. JOSEPH GARCIA IS A 6 YEAR OLD HISPANIC MALE, 3 FEET 7 INCHES TALL, WEIGHING 65 POUNDS, WITH BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES....
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AN AMBER ALERT IS BEING ISSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ON BEHALF OF THE WESTMINSTER DEPARTMENT. ON OCTOBER 25, 2026, AT 400 PM, JOSEPH GARCIA WAS ABDUCTED FROM WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA. JOSEPH GARCIA IS A 6 YEAR OLD HISPANIC MALE, 3 FEET 7 INCHES TALL, WEIGHING 65 POUNDS, WITH BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES. JOSEPH IS BELIEVED TO BE WEARING A BEIGE SHIRT, BLUE SHORTS AND BLACK SHOES. THE SUSPECT, FRANK RAMIREZ, IS A 47 YEAR OLD HISPANIC MALE, STANDING 5 FEET 7 INCHES TALL, WEIGHING 180 POUNDS WITH BLACK HAIR AND HAZEL EYES. FRANK RAMIREZ IS BELIEVED TO BE WEARING A GRAY SLEEVELESS SHIRT AND SHORTS. THE SUSPECT WAS LAST SEEN DRIVING A 1995 BLUE GMC SONOMA, WITH CALIFORNIA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER 5 B 3 0 1 2 7. IF SEEN CALL 9 1 1
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: 200230,California Highway Patrol,CA California Highway Patrol. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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