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Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Yahoo
LAPD searching for 2 missing Sylmar kids believed to be kidnapped
LOS ANGELES - Police are asking for the public's help in finding two missing kids from Sylmar. Authorities believe both of the children were abducted. What we know According to the Los Angeles Police Department, 9-year-old Avaora Kolomoeits and her 7-year-old brother, Hrant Kolomoeits, were both last seen at their elementary school in the 13000 block of Hubbard Street on Tuesday, April 8 around 11 a.m. LAPD said the siblings were picked up by their biological father, who recently lost custody of the kids. The dad is believed to be driving a 2016 gray Toyota Prius with the California license plate tag 9PKY966. Police believe the Toyota had crossed the border at San Ysidro into Mexico around 2 p.m. on Tuesday. LAPD listed Avaora as 4-foot-6 and weighing at about 75 pounds. Her brother is listed at 4 feet tall and weighing about 50 pounds. Thei father, Rodion Kolomoeits, is listed as a suspect. What we don't know Officials did not say where the kids may have ended up after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. What you can do Anyone with information is asked to call 818-838-9810.
CBS News
10-04-2025
- CBS News
Father allegedly kidnaps his children and crosses Mexico-U.S. border, LAPD says
Los Angeles detectives believe a father may be heading to Ukraine after allegedly kidnapping his children from their Sylmar school. The alleged abduction happened on April 8 at the kids' elementary school in the 13000 block of Hubbard Street. Detectives said 39-year-old Rodion Kolomoeits, who recently lost custody of his children, allegedly picked up 9-year-old Avaora Kolomoeits and 7-year-old Hrant Kolomoeits in a 2016 gray Toyota Prius with the license plate number 9PKY966. Detectives said authorities last saw the vehicle crossing the Mexico-U.S. border at San Ysidro at 2 p.m., roughly three hours after the kidnapping. Police said Avaora has brown hair and blue eyes. She's roughly 4 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs about 75 pounds. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt and black pants. Her brother, Hrant, also has brown hair and blue eyes. He's about 4 feet tall and weighs approximately 50 pounds. Police said he was wearing a green and blue sweater and black pants at the time of the abduction. Both of the children's primary language is Russian. Detectives believe their father Rodion has brown hair and gray eyes. He's roughly 5 feet, 11 inches tall. He is a Ukrainian national, according to the LAPD. Officers asked anyone with information about the children or their father's whereabouts to call Mission Division Detective Gutierrez at (818) 838-9810 or LAPD's non-business hours line at 1(877) 527-3247. Anonymous tips can be submitted to LA Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 or through their website .
