Overview
- The California Highway Patrol activated the Amber Alert Sunday for 14-year-old Diana Galvez Ortega and 38-year-old Sergio Galvez Perez after sheriff’s investigators found video placing them together in a white Nissan Altima without license plates.
- Investigators say the pair were last seen on Aug. 4 in Salinas near Constitution Boulevard and East Laurel Drive and urged the public not to approach them but to call 911 with tips.
- Monterey County prosecutors have filed felony charges against Sergio Galvez Perez for alleged sexual crimes and child endangerment related to his daughter, while the district attorney’s office says it views the 14-year-old as a victim and has not requested charges against her.
- The search is tied to the death of a newborn called 'Baby Angelita,' who was found along Struve Road on Aug. 1 and whose postmortem exam reportedly showed signs of traumatic injury.
- Sheriff’s arrest warrants include a juvenile murder warrant and have renewed attention on how law enforcement, prosecutors and child-welfare teams handle cases where a missing minor is also a potential crime victim.