CALIFORNIA — On Thursday November 19th, at approximately 9:45 a.m., a case worker with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), responded to the 12800 Block of Foxley Drive in the City of Whittier to serve a removal order of a 1-year-old child from the location.
During the contact, the mother fled the location on foot with the child.
Whittier Police Officers responded to the area and conducted a search for the mother and the child. In addition, Detectives were called in, along with a blood hound to assist in the search. The search took several hours, however the mother and the child were not located.
The suspect in this case is 26-year-old Martha Martinez. She is 5′-4″, 120 lbs. and was last seen wearing a tank top, blue jeans and yellow boots. The missing child is described as 1-year-old Nathan Martinez and was last seen wearing tan pajamas.
This is an on going investigation. If you know their whereabouts or have any information regarding this case, please call the Whittier Police Department at (562) 567-9240. For media inquiries contact Public Information Officer John Scoggins at (562) 244-0045.
