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Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Teen girl targeted by man days after nearby kidnapping in Southern California
Police are investigating reports of an attempted abduction of a teenage girl in Panaroma City just days after a suspect was arrested for the kidnapping of another teen girl less than a mile away. The most recent incident occurred April 15 at around 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Cedros Avenue and Chase Street. Details are limited and it's unclear exactly how the incident unfolded, though a preliminary investigation, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, suggests that a Hispanic male suspect possibly in his 30's attempted to force a teen girl into his black Kia sedan. Fortunately, the girl was able to fight and get away, police said. The suspect was last seen speeding away northbound on Cedros Avenue. LAPD officers responded to the location and were seen interviewing the victim, as well as what appeared to be her parents. On Tuesday, detectives with LAPD's Mission Division were asking the public's help in locating additional victims and or witnesses in an April 9th kidnapping of another teenage girl near the intersection of Van Nuys and Roscoe boulevards, a half mile from the Panorama attempted abduction. VIDEO: Police open fire on pursuit suspect in Orange County Detectives identified that suspect as Varush Manoukyan. They added that the 26-year-old Armenian national would approach females in his black four-door Mercedes sedan, speak in a foreign language and use his cellphone to translate a request for directions or assistance of some type. Anyone with information about either investigation is urged to contact LAPD Mission Division detectives at 818-838-9800. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-8477. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
Detectives seek witnesses, victims of Southern California kidnapping suspect
Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department are seeking witnesses or potential victims of a 26-year-old Armenian national arrested for kidnapping a teenage girl, officials announced Monday. Varush Manoukyan was arrested on April 10 for a kidnapping that occurred a day earlier at around 5 p.m., according to a community alert released by LAPD's Mission Division. 'The victim, a female in her mid-teens, was able to immediately escape from the suspect's vehicle and notify police,' officials said. Authorities say the 26-year-old may have approached victims in his vehicle, a black 2014 Mercedes E350 four-door sedan, speaking a foreign language. He has reportedly been known to try and use his cell phone to translate a request for direction or to ask for some type of assistance. VIDEO: Dangerous Southern California stolen vehicle pursuit ends in crash The vehicle and the 26-year-old are currently in police custody, officials said. According to detectives, Manoukyan may have frequented the following areas in the last two to three months: Van Nuys and Roscoe Boulevard area in Panorama City 1640 block of West 3rd Street in Los Angeles 3000 block of West 3rd Street in Los Angeles 7000 South Hoover Street near Mt. Carmel Recreation Center in L.A. Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Sheldon Street in Sun Valley Authorities added that potential victims, including any females approached or contacted by Manoukyan, can report the incident to detectives at LAPD's Mission Division. Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact Detective Anderson at 818-838-9810 or the Mission Area Station front desk at 818-838-9800. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-8477. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Yahoo
Children abducted at elementary school may be in Mexico on way to Ukraine, LAPD says
A Ukrainian man who recently lost a custody battle abducted his children from their school in Sylmar and is fleeing to Mexico en route back to his home country, Los Angeles police said. Detectives are searching for 39-year-old Rodion Kolomoeits and his two children, 9-year-old daughter Avaora and 7-year-old son Hrant, whom authorities say he picked up from their elementary school on Hubbard Street on Tuesday around 11 a.m. Kolomoeits is believed to have traveled into Mexico at the San Ysidro border crossing in a 2016 gray Toyota Prius with license plate 9PKY966 about three hours after he picked up the children, according to authorities. Avaora is 4 feet 6 and weighs approximately 75 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt and black pants. Hrant is 4 feet tall and weighs about 50 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen in a green and blue sweater and black pants. Both are native Russian speakers and police believe Kolomoeits is planning to take them to Ukraine. Anyone with any information is asked to call LAPD's Mission Division at (818) 838-9810. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS or can go online at Approximately 200,000 children annually are victims of family abductions, of being taken by a family member rather than a stranger, according to various state and federal agencies. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
10-04-2025
- Los Angeles Times
Children abducted at elementary school may be in Mexico on way to Ukraine, LAPD says
A Ukrainian man who recently lost a custody battle abducted his children from their school in Sylmar and is fleeing to Mexico en route back to his home country, Los Angeles police said. Detectives are searching for 39-year-old Rodion Kolomoeits and his two children, 9-year-old daughter Avaora and 7-year-old son Hrant, whom authorities say he picked up from their elementary school on Hubbard Street on Tuesday around 11 a.m. Kolomoeits is believed to have traveled into Mexico at the San Ysidro border crossing in a 2016 gray Toyota Prius with license plate 9PKY966 about three hours after he picked up the children, according to authorities. Avaora is 4 feet 6 and weighs approximately 75 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt and black pants. Hrant is 4 feet tall and weighs about 50 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen in a green and blue sweater and black pants. Both are native Russian speakers and police believe Kolomoeits is planning to take them to Ukraine. Anyone with any information is asked to call LAPD's Mission Division at (818) 838-9810. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS or can go online at Approximately 200,000 children annually are victims of family abductions, of being taken by a family member rather than a stranger, according to various state and federal agencies.
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 .
