AMBER ALERT ISSUED FOR FOUR MISSING CHILDREN AFTER THEY WERE LAST SEEN LEAVING LOS ANGELES HOME WITH THEIR MOTHER

An urgent search is underway in Los Angeles for four children between the ages of 1 and 9 who were last seen leaving their home with their biological mother.

The children were last seen at around 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, near the 6600 block of Reseda Boulevard in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Authorities said their mother, 31-year-old Mehrangez Sangalieva, was prohibited by a court order from moving the children from their current address while an investigation was ongoing.

The California Highway Patrol subsequently activated an AMBER Alert on behalf of the LAPD as authorities worked to locate the children and their mother.

FOUR CHILDREN ARE MISSING

The children have been identified as:

• Anas Mirova, 9, a boy with brown hair and brown eyes. He is approximately 4 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 60 pounds.
• Zuhal Mirzoda, 5, a girl with brown hair and brown eyes.
• Maryam Mirova, 2, a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is approximately 3 feet tall.
• Rayana Mirova, 1, a girl who weighs approximately 20 pounds.

Police released photographs of Anas, Zuhal and Rayana. No photograph of Maryam was available in the initial alert.

THEIR MOTHER IS ALSO BEING SOUGHT

Authorities identified Sangalieva as the children’s mother and described her as approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall and 155 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Investigators believe she may be traveling with the children in a gray 2011 Toyota Prius bearing California license plate 6SWK678.

Police have not publicly disclosed the nature of the investigation referenced in the court order.

The circumstances surrounding the children’s disappearance remain under investigation.

LAST SEEN LEAVING THEIR HOME

According to police, the four children were seen leaving their residence with Sangalieva near Reseda Boulevard and Kittridge Street.

The sighting occurred Saturday afternoon, but authorities did not publicly announce the AMBER Alert until the investigation had progressed and the California Highway Patrol activated the alert.

The search has since expanded across multiple Southern California counties, with authorities asking the public to watch for the children and the vehicle believed to be associated with the case.

Police have urged people not to attempt to intervene themselves if they believe they have located the family, but instead to contact authorities.

POLICE ASK THE PUBLIC FOR HELP

The LAPD’s West Valley Division is asking anyone with information about the children’s whereabouts to contact investigators at (818) 374-7611.

Outside normal business hours, information can be reported through 1-877-LAPD-24-7.

Anonymous tips can also be provided to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Anyone who sees the children or the suspected vehicle is urged to call 911.

As the search continues, authorities are working to determine where the four children and their mother may have gone after they were last seen leaving the Reseda residence.

For now, investigators are asking the public to remain alert and immediately report any information that could help bring Anas, Zuhal, Maryam and Rayana safely back to their families.