Urgent alert for mum and baby issued over fears they've been kidnapped

26 June 2023 , 14:27

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Mum Sabrina Sanchez, 31, and baby girl Itzel were last seen in Lancaster, California (Image: LA County Sheriff's Department)

An urgent alert has been sent out by police over fears a mum and her two-month-old baby have been kidnapped.

The "Amber Alert" was sent out on Monday morning with police hunting for the husband/ dad of the two missing people.

Police are looking for 25-year-old Efrain Sanchez Jimenez, who is believed to be "armed and dangerous."

Mum Sabrina Sanchez, 31, and baby girl Itzel were last seen in Lancaster, California, the California Highway Patrol have said.

Jimenez is believed to be driving a 2007 Silver Buick with the Colorado licence plate number AUI-X94.

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He is 5-foot-8, 130 pounds and last seen wearing a white tank top and silver shorts

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Jimenez has made recent threats to murder his wife and child.

Mum Sabrina Sanchez (LA County Sheriff's Department)

Sanchez Jimenez is believed to be 'armed and dangerous' (LA County Sheriff's Department)

Authorities believe the mum left with him "out of duress and fear for their safety" after he previously sexually assaulted a family member.

Sabrina is described as 5'2" and 135 pounds. She was last seen wearing a red and black dress, pink shorts and a black puma shirt.

It is unknown what the baby was wearing.

Anyone with information on this disappearance is asked to call 911 or the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office at 213-229-1700.

The car Jimenez is meant to be driving (LA County Sheriff's Department)

According to California HIgway Patrol: "AMBER Alerts are the most serious alerts we can issue involving children. For it to qualify, there must be specific evidence that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.

"As difficult as it is to think a parent or guardian could commit such a terrible act, it does happen.

"The majority of the AMBER Alerts in California that have ended with the murder of the child have come at the hands of a parent, guardian, or close family member."

Charlie Jones