ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) — Authorities announced Sunday night that a 9-month-old child was located after he was allegedly abducted in Anaheim, prompting the issuance of an Amber Alert.
Leonardo Meza was previously last seen near the intersection of West Crescent Avenue and North Loara Street, near the 5 Freeway, around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The suspect was identified as 30-year-old Roberto Castillo Meza.
The relationship between the child and the suspect was unclear.
Around 9 p.m., the California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert on behalf of the Anaheim Police Department to San Diego, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Imperial and Orange counties.
The CHP did not immediately release information about where and how the baby was found.
An Amber Alert is issued to ask the public for help in finding an abducted child.
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