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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Babysitter is a suspect after 3 young children go missing in California, authorities say
California officials are searching for a babysitter who allegedly abducted three young children, issuing an Amber Alert Sunday, two days after the children were last seen. Constance Franks, 55, and three young children whom she was babysitting were last seen around 7:30 p.m., according to the Inglewood Police Department. The children were identified as 8-year-old Isabella Mamby, 6-year-old Meischon Mamby and 4-year-old Alona Mamby. Franks was watching the children at the 300 block of W. Hyde Park Boulevard in Inglewood, near Los Angeles, and potentially left the area with the children on foot, authorities said. In an Amber Alert issued Sunday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol identified Franks as a suspect and said the children were abducted or taken. The oldest sibling, 8-year-old Isabella, is described as being a Black female standing at 4 feet tall and weighing 50 pounds. She has dark brown eyes and hair styled in braids. She was last seen wearing a red Winnie the Pooh shirt and black shorts. The middle child, 6-year-old Mesichon, is described as a Black male standing at 4 feet tall and weighing about 40 pounds. He has dark brown eyes and hair, which is also styled in braids. He was last seen wearing a red Spider-Man shirt, black shorts, and black and white checkered Vans sneakers. The youngest child, 4-year-old Alona, is described as a Black female who is 3 feet tall, weighs 35 pounds, and has brown eyes and dark brown mid-length hair. Like her sister, she was last seen wearing a red Winnie the Pooh shirt. She was also wearing black shorts and blue floral Van sneakers. Authorities have described their babysitter, Franks, as a Black female who stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 170 pounds. She has red and black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white tank top with a tan dress and brown UGG boots. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact the Inglewood Police Department Watch Commander at 310-412-5206.
CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
Babysitter, 3 young children go missing in Inglewood, police say
Officials are searching for a babysitter and three young kids who may be at risk, the Inglewood Police Department confirmed. In a news release, the department said 55-year-old Constance Franks and three children who she was babysitting were last seen around 7:30 p.m. at the 300 block of W. Hyde Park Boulevard in Inglewood. Franks and the kids possibly left the area on foot, police said. The children were identified as 8-year-old Isabella Mamby, 6-year-old Meischon Mamby and 4-year-old Alona Mamby. Franks was described as a Black woman standing at about 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds, with red and black hair and brown eyes. On Friday night, she was wearing a white tank top, tan dress and brown UGG boots. Isabella, the oldest child, is a girl that's about four feet tall and 50 pounds with black braids. She was last seen wearing a red "Winnie the Pooh" shirt and black shorts. Meischon, a boy, is about four feet tall and 40 pounds with black mid-length braids. He was last seen wearing a red "Spiderman" shirt, black shorts and black-and-white checkered Vans shoes. Alona, the youngest girl, is about three feet tall and 35 pounds with brown mid-length hair, police said. She was last seen wearing a red "Winnie the Pooh" shirt, black shorts and blue Vans shoes with flower print. As of Sunday morning, police have not named Franks a suspect. It's not yet clear how the group went missing. No additional details were immediately made available.
