Amber Alert canceled after mom, baby abducted in Lancaster found safe; suspect on the run
Amber alert canceled: Mom, baby found safe
An Amber Alert has been canceled after a mom and her baby were found safe after they were abducted out of Lancaster. Thirty-one-year-old Sabrina Sanchez and her baby were located at the U.S.-Mexico border, but the suspect, 25-year-old Efrain Sanchez-Jimenez, was not with them, CHP said.
LANCASTER, Calif. - The search continues for a man accused in the abduction of a mother and two-month-old baby in Lancaster.
The Amber Alert issued by California Highway Patrol on behalf of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department earlier Monday was deactivated around 2 p.m. after 31-year-old Sabrina Sanchez and her baby were located.
The suspect, 25-year-old Efrain Sanchez-Jimenez, was not with them, CHP said.
LASD officials said Sabrina and Itzel were kidnapped at gunpoint and the family of three was last seen Sunday just before 12 p.m. when they left their home in Lake Los Angeles in the Antelope Valley.
Efrain Sanchez-Jimenez
Sanchez-Jimenez, 25, was also accused of sexually assaulting another family member. He is considered armed and dangerous.
He is described as Hispanic, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a white tank top and silver shorts.
He was last seen driving a silver 2007 Buick Lucerne with Colorado license plate number AUI-X94. The suspect has no known connection to Colorado.
If you spot the vehicle, you are asked to call 911.
City News Service contributed to this report.