A search was underway Wednesday for a year-old boy who investigators believe was abducted in Arleta by his father, who might be taking the child to Oklahoma.
Angel Yarbrough-Monterroso was last seen in the company of his father, 27-year-old Alan Yarbrough, about 8 a.m. Saturday in the area of Arleta Avenue and Branford Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Yarbrough said he was taking Angel to a local park, but neither returned home and there has been no communication between the father and the baby’s mother since, police said.
According to the LAPD, “some investigative leads have revealed that the father was in Blythe, in eastern Riverside County, then in Gallup, New Mexico. Investigators believe Alan Yarbrough is possibly heading to Enid, Oklahoma, where he has family ties.”
Yarbrough is Hispanic, 5 feet 11, 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
The baby is 24 inches long, about 25 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a blue and green striped shirt when last seen.
Anyone who has seen the boy and his father or who knows their whereabouts was urged to call Los Angeles police detectives at (818) 838-9810 or (818) 838- 9800. After-hours or weekend calls should be directed to (877) LAPD-24-7, and anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222- TIPS.
—City News Service