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1-Year-Old Rescued in Arizona After Amber Alert Over Knifepoint Abduction

A state trooper in Winslow, Arizona pulled over the suspect minivan after recognizing it from the alert.

Overview

  • The boy, Enzo Antonescu, was taken from his mother at knifepoint at a Target on Colima Road in the City of Industry, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
  • Investigators say his father, 20-year-old Dragan Antonesco, and grandparents Viorel Ilie, 48, and Marioara Ilie, 40, assaulted the mother and fled in a 2011 black Toyota Sienna with California plate 9SLF463.
  • Officials said the child was located around 8 p.m. when a state trooper in Winslow, Arizona stopped the vehicle after seeing the Amber Alert.
  • Authorities canceled the Amber Alert after the stop, and local reports said one person was detained, though officials did not specify who.
  • The alert was initially issued for Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties as the CHP asked the public to call 911 with any sightings.