One-Year-Old Enzo Antonescu Safely Recovered in Arizona Following Abduction from Los Angeles Target, Three Suspects Arrested

An alarming incident culminated in relief as Enzo Antonescu, the one-year-old boy who was purportedly taken at knife-point by his father and grandparents from a Target store in Los Angeles County, was found unharmed in Arizona. During the frantic hours after the kidnapping, authorities launched a multi-state search. ABC7 reported that Dragan Antonescu, the baby’s father, along with the paternal grandparents, Viorel and Marioara Ilie, assaulted Enzo’s mother and took the child from the Target on Colima Road.

***This AMBER Alert has been deactivated. The subjects have been located*********************************************************************AMBER ALERT – Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino CountiesLast seen: Colima Road and Albatross Road, City of pic.twitter.com/uqrCboLHqE

— CHP – Alerts (@CHPAlerts) September 8, 2025

Details from the FOX LA include the family fleeing in a dark gray 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan, initially believed to be heading toward Colorado. Arizona state troopers located the vehicle around 8 p.m., taking all three suspects into custody…

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